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Links
Lots of interesting and informative sites concerning the topics of Oriental carpets and Islamic art are
only a mouse click away...
Have fun surfing!
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http://www.spongobongo.com/
A very ambitious and interesting website from J. Barry O'Connell Jr., an author that writes specialist literature on carpets
and a big Oriental carpet enthusiast!
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http://weavingartmuseum.org/
The Weaving Art Museum and Research Institute, at the moment with an exhibition on Turkmen carpets.
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http://www.rugbooks.com/
A brilliant choice of English literature that deals with Oriental carpets.
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http://www.rugreview.com/
A specialist journal on Oriental carpets by Ron O’Callaghan, it was in print from 1981 till 1996 but is now only virtually
active. Here one can find an archive full of already published issues containing many articles.
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http://www.hali.com/
HALI is the world wide leading professional journal for Oriental carpets including scheduled auctions and their outcomes,
interesting articles etc… Published in England and sent worldwide.
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http://www.nonplusultra.com/
A new, only virtually available magazine with lots of articles about Oriental carpets that come from Mailand, Italy.
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http://www.hajjibaba.org/
The homepage of the oldest European club for connoisseurs and experts on Oriental carpets. Caution: Membership only with an
invitation…
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http://home.earthlink.net/~gordsa/
A site for and from Oriental carpet experts.
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http://www.turkmenistanembassy.org/.../hist_cult.html
The official web site of the Turkmenistan embassy on Turkmen carpets and Turkmen history.
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http://www.metmuseum.org/
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City web site. One of the most significant museums in the world. The collection of
Islamic art is especially amazing, the carpets too. Absolutely worth a visit!
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http://mistral.culture.fr/louvre/louvrea.htm
The Louvre can also contribute a lot to the topic of carpets and Islamic art.
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http://www.hannover.de/.../kestner.htm
The Kestnermuseum is the Hannover Arts and Crafts museum and also exhibits Islamic art. Good exhibition: Its always
worth a visit.
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http://www.smb.spk-berlin.de/
The state museum in Berlin. Among other things the Islamic museum in Berlin with Wilhelm von Bodes famous carpet
collection.
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