| ISBN |
189811370X (softcover) |
| 9781898113706 (softcover) |
| Title |
The magnificent Sanguszko carpets : sixteenth century Kerman, Persia : exhibition guide / [exhibition and catalogue curated by Michael Franses] |
| Publisher |
[London] : [Hali Publications], [2022] |
| Physical desc. |
64 pages ; illustrations (chiefly colour), maps (1 colour) ; 28 cm. |
| Note |
Loan exhibition presented at Musei di Strada Nuova, Palazzo Rosso, Genoa, 11 November 2022 to 12 February 2023. |
| 'The exhibition is part of the project Genova per Rubens: a network, born with the exhibition Rubens a Genova, curated by Nils Büttner and Anna Orlando (Genoa, Palazzo Ducale, 6 October 2022 - 22 January 2023)'--title page verso. |
| English translation of: I Magnifici tappeti Sanguszko : "i tappeti più belli del mondo" : capolavori dalla Persia del XVI secolo. |
| Bibliography etc. |
Includes bibliographical references (page 59). |
| Contents |
Preface / Marco Bucci, Mayor of Genoa, Raffaella Besta, Director of Palazzo Rosso, Genoa, Elisabetta Raffo, Director of the Bruschettini Foundation for Islamic and Asian Art, Michael Franses, Chairman of Hali Publications -- Introduction / Michael Franses -- The Sanguszko carpets, circa 1545-1575, exhibition nos. 1-15 -- Some Persian carpets from Tabriz, Mashhad, Qazvin and Kerman, circa 1468-1628, exhibition nos. 16-30 -- Three 'Paradise-Park' carpets, circa 1535-1575, exhibition nos. 22-24 -- Five carpets from Kerman, circa 1550-1650, exhibition nos. 25-29 -- The conservation of the Valencia de Don Juan Sanguszko carpet / Luisella Belleri -- Persian carpets in Genoa in the 16th and 17th centuries / Loredana Pessa -- Selected works cited -- A guide to deciphering designs seen on Sanguszko carpets / Sarah Molina -- How the Sanguszko carpets were made / Anna Beselin. |
| Corporate name |
Musei di Strada nuova (Genoa, Italy) -- Exhibitions |
| Subject |
Rugs, Persian -- Exhibitions |
| Rugs, Oriental -- Exhibitions |
| Carpets -- Iran -- Exhibitions |
| Added name(s) |
Franses, Michael |
| Added name(s) - Corporate |
Galleria di Palazzo Rosso |
| Bruschettini Foundation for Islamic and Asian Art |
