JOURNAL
The Journal of the Oriental Rug and Textile Society is published three times a year. Contributions are welcomed from members and non-members.
Please send articles, ideas for articles and proposals for book or exhibition reviews to Dr Fiona Kerlogue at editor.orts@gmail.com. Copy deadlines are 1st February, 1st June and 1st October each year.
For information on length, format and style, please see Guidelines for Contributors or contact the editor.
Past issues and subscriptions
Past issues of the journal dating back to the 1980s are available to view in PDF form in the Members' Area of the website. A few printed back issues of recent journals are available for sale. For all journal enquiries please contact the editor.
Recent issues: front covers and contents
Spring 2022
Articles
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Some Observations on Oriental Carpets in Eighteenth century interiors. Dimity Spiller.
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Ikat Textiles from Sarawak in National Museums Scotland's Collection. Rosanna Nicolson.
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A Japanese embroidered hanging in the Horniman Museum. Julia Gresson et al.
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Discovering Boro - Japanese mending techniques. Mamiko Markham.
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Growing up with Carpets. Sofia Javadi.
Book Reviews
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Nomadic Visions: Tribal Weavings from Persia and the Caucasus by Michael Rothberg.
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Textiles of Indonesia: The Thomas Murray Collection.
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Autumn 2021
Articles
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Discovering Albanian Kilims and Carpets Andy Dailey with Gentjan Ballazhi
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Journey of a Collection. Part Two Gaspard de Marval
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Historic world textile collection at Leeds University Library Jill Winder
Exhibition Review
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Baghs – Abstract Gardens Brunei Gallery, SOAS
Book Review
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Patterned Splendour: Textiles Presented on Javanese Metal and Stone Sculptures – Eighth to the Fifteenth Century by Lesley Pullen
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Textiles in Burman Culture by Sylvia Fraser-Lu
Summer 2021
Articles
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The garden in Iranian textiles Friederike Voigt
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Journey of a Collection Gaspard de Marval
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Good - Better - Best. Tekke Turkoman Engsis Angela Seger
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Jajam: The Lost Floorcloths of Rajasthan Suki Skidmore
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Balinese Temple Hangings Fiona Kerlogue
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Susi Dunsmore in China Claude Delmas
Exhibition Review
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Epic Iran Victoria and Albert Museum
Book Review
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Traditional Costumes of Saudi Arabia by Hamida Alireza and Richard Wilding
Spring 2021
Articles
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Weaving with gold: a look at some Japanese Buddhist textiles Helen Loveday
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Manastir rugs and kilims Gavin Strachan
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Industrialisation and the Import of Cotton Emma Slocombe
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Katagami: Just a Paper Stencil Part Two Mamiko Markham
Book Reviews
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How to Weave a Navajo Rug by Lynda Teller Pete and Barbara Teller Ornelas
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Early Islamic Textiles by Friedrich Spuhler
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The Persian Carpet: The Forgotten Years 1722-1872 by Hadi Maktabi
Autumn 2020
Articles
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A Carpet Ride to Khiva Chris Aslan
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Bhavani Jamakkalam: The carpets of Tamil Nadu Bessie Cecil
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How Nepalese textiles inspired Susi Dunsmore Angus Williams & Caroline Ware
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Weaving Reproduction Carpets for Standen House, West Sussex Pat Clark
Exhibition Review
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Mediterranean Threads 18th and 19th century Greek Embroideries Ashmolean Museum
Book Reviews
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A Royal Treasure by Dale Gluckmann et al.
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Traditional Indian Handcrafted Textiles by Anjali Karolia
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Textiles, The Whole Story by Beverly Gordon
Summer 2020
Farewell from Louise Teague
Articles
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Textile book covers in the Shan manuscript tradition Jana Igunma
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Jim Thompson: The ‘King of Silk’ Denise Heywood
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Katagami: Just a Paper Stencil Part One Mamiko Markham
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Online Show and Tell 2020
Book Reviews
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Cloth that Changed the World: The Art and Fashion of Indian Chintz ed. Sarah Fee
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Chinese Dress: From the Qing Dynasty to the Present Day by Valery Garrett
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The Golden Thread, How Fabric Changed History by Kassia St Clair
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Kimono Couture: The Beauty of Chiso ed. Vivian Li and Christine D Starkman
Spring 2020
Articles
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The Oriental Carpet in Portugal Dimity Spiller
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Edith Durham: textile collector and champion of the Balkans Gavin Strachan
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In Memoriam: Dr Jon Thompson
Exhibition Reviews
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Kimono: Kyoto to Catwalk (V&A)
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Timor: Totems and Tokens (Museu do Oriente, Lisbon)
Book Reviews
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The Persian Carpet Tradition by PRJ Ford
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The Flowering Desert by Nasreen and Hasan Askari
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Thread and Fire by Linda S McIntosh
