Publications and tours dedicated to the beauty of the Ottoman rugs in Transylvania and to Anatolian carpets
Working on the book
March 2001 – E. Hellmann and Stefano Ionescu: taking the challenge!
Handling the rugs prior to washing
August 2002 – R. Dinulescu checking the washed rugs.
August 2002 – The Altar of the Black Church filled with rugs which are not on display.
August 2002 – R. Dinulescu and S. Ionescu taking a look at a unique “Ghirlandaio”.
August 2002 – A magic moment: checking the camera for the first shots.
A very rare white ground Selendy with “Scorpion” pattern
August 2002 – From left: A. Eitel and H. Schneider (Medias Parish) with Pastor Christian Plajer and E. Hellmann (Brasov Parish) checking a Chintamani on Schmutzler’s catalogue.
It is surprising how accurate Schmutzler’s catalogue is…
April 2003 – Comparing the colors of the carpets against the digital proofs.
April 2003 – Vincenzo Selli from Rome, expert in color retouching during a session in the Black Church.
A. Boralevi, S. Ionescu, S. Rabinovic and the Wolfs with the full prototype of the book, version April 2004
HALI Fair 2004: Presenting to Daniel Shaffer the final prototype of the book.
