![]() ![]() ![]() These reveal 3 types of border spread over 7 carpets. The three wheeled LPH in Philadelphia uses a coarsened F Border Kufi FlowerĪnd an LPH carpet in Istanbul shows a decorative move away from the epigraphic,albeit with interlacings The two LPH("Large Pattern Holbein") carpets from Divrik and Cairo have similar Kufi borders,symmetrical in all directionsĪ two-medallion rug from Sion and another single medallion carpet in Istanbul have the F Border (budded Kufi) The Divrigi carpet was discovered by Walter Denny and G.G Ellis in the Mosque of the town.Has been C-dated to the 14th century. Large Pattern Holbein(LPH) Kufesque Borders.8 examples. Type H Border.4 examples.This rare border was the subject of an interesting reconstruction by Christina Klose(Carpets in the Iranian World,page 77)Sometimes called the "Timurid" border Jon Thompson has traced this design back to 14th century Persian Jalayarid paintings.(see Milestones) Type A Border.21 examples,19 SPH and 2 Lottos.Code-Name "Chainlink" ![]() The names are inaccurate but have been around so long that it is probably better to keep them.Before examining the different groups,an effort will be made to list the existing types of Kufi borders.This was first attempted by Robert Pinner and Jackie Stanger in Hali 1-4(326)Both Holbein and Lotto carpets have been counted together,thus enabling a view of the overlap between the two types.The “Seljuk” carpets with such borders have been dealt with elsewhere.( Seljuk ) A monumental carpet discovered at Divrigi is an exception,two “Bellini”prayer rugs also have a Kufi border,and the Para-Mamluk Group will be dealt with separately.The Small Pattern Holbein carpets(“SPH")only use the Kufi border,apart from one carpet in Berlin.The Lotto carpets employ six Kufi variations.Others,as we shall see,were never used.The Lottos became increasingly adventurous in their choice of border design. The term "Holbein" makes its first print appearance in Werner Grote-Hasenbalg`s book of 1922.In 1935 Kurt Erdmann was still using it as a catch-all phrase to include the Lotto carpets. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |