Highlights from HALI 222:

Profile
Inside the collections of Christian and Dietlinde Erber

Comment
Cuneiform texts from Bronze Age Mesopotamia confirm that textile production was an urban, rather than rural, industry

Anatomy of an object
Scientific analysis of dyeing techniques has helped reconstruct a Tang-dynasty silk textile

Features
The many silks along the Silk Roads • The ‘Silk Roads’ exhibition at the British Museum traces the history of sericulture and 500 years of contact and exchange • Seventeen scholars and museum curators illuminate facets of the Silk Roads • What is the purpose of a textile of great craftmanship from the Karun Thakar collection? • A look into Suzani: Art of the Silk Road and insight into exceptional embroidery works • Endeavours to discover more about rarely-discussed Zakatala rugs from Anatolia • An exhibition in St Louis explores narratives told by African arts

Marketplace
The ‘Polonaise’ enjoys a reputation at the top end of the international market • Auction price guide

Last page
Renaissance tapestries depicting historical events are displayed for the first time in the United States at the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco

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