Philadelphia Rug & Textile Society

The Philadelphia Rug & Textile Society Presents:
"Transylvanian Rugs in their Context."

Thursday, November 10th, 2005 6:30 PM
Embassy Suites Hotel |28th Floor
1776 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy. |Philadelphia

Transylvania, the land of Dracula, is also the repository of the richest and best preserved corpus of Turkish carpets outside the Islamic world. Why so many Ottoman rugs are in the Lutheran Churches of the Saxon community in Transylvania is a mystery.

Attempts to explain this mystery have ranged from the incomplete to the eccentric. A new book, Antique Ottoman Rugs in Transylvania, explores these theories. The book also offers a succinct account of Transylvania's turbulent history, and examines the Ottoman rug trade and the ways these rugs were used and valued.

Join us as the book's author, Alberto Boralevi, discusses these Transylvanian mysteries and matters on Wedneday, November 9th. Boralevi, a lifelong Florentine, is an architect, a scholar, and the Academic Chairperson for the upcoming ICOC Conference in Istanbul in 2007. He is based at Palazzo Frescobaldi, in the heart of Florence, the antique dealers' area, on the left bank of the river Arno.

Alberto Boralevi (left).

Please take care to note that this event will be at a different day of the week AND at a different location. (See below.)

Thursday, November 10th | 6:30 PM
Event begins at 7:00 PM
Embassy Suites Hotel |28th Floor
1776 Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia
Hotel main: 215.561.9299
Mapquest Driving Directions

Admission $ 15 | Free for members
RSVP to Samy Rabinovic:
[email protected] or 215.860.8869
Refreshments will be available.

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The Philadelphia Rug & Textile Society Presents: "Transylvanian Rugs in their Context." Thursday, November 10th, 2005 6:30 PM Embassy Suites Hotel \|28th Floor 1776 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy. \|Philadelphia
Transylvania, the land of Dracula, is also the repository of the richest and best preserved corpus of Turkish carpets outside the Islamic world. Why so many Ottoman rugs are in the Lutheran Churches of the Saxon community in Transylvania is a mystery.
	Attempts to explain this mystery have ranged from the incomplete to the eccentric. A new book, Antique Ottoman Rugs in Transylvania, explores these theories. The book also offers a succinct account of Transylvania's turbulent history, and examines the Ottoman rug trade and the ways these rugs were used and valued.
Join us as the book's author, Alberto Boralevi, discusses these Transylvanian mysteries and matters on Wedneday, November 9th. Boralevi, a lifelong Florentine, is an architect, a scholar, and the Academic Chairperson for the upcoming ICOC Conference in Istanbul in 2007. He is based at Palazzo Frescobaldi, in the heart of Florence, the antique dealers' area, on the left bank of the river Arno.
	Alberto Boralevi (left).
	Please take care to note that this event will be at a different day of the week AND at a different location. (See below.)
Thursday, November 10th \| 6:30 PM *Event begins at 7:00 PM* Embassy Suites Hotel \|28th Floor 1776 Benjamin Franklin Parkway Philadelphia Hotel main: 215.561.9299 Mapquest Driving Directions	Admission $ 15 \| Free for members RSVP to Samy Rabinovic: [email protected] or 215.860.8869 Refreshments will be available.