Isabelle Imbert welcomes Dr Corinne Muehlemann, Assistant Professor and Chair of the History of Textile Arts at the Institute of Art History in the University of Bern. Corinne is one of the rare specialists of silks produced during the Middle-Ages in the Islamic lands, especially in Iran and Spain. In the episode, she talks about striped silks produced in Iran under the Ilkhanid dynasty (1256-1335), the transfer of textile knowledge and technique in the Mediaeval Islamic lands and beyond, as well as the contributions of woman textile curators and conservators to the field of Islamic textile history.

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Mentioned in the Episode and Further Links

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• Follow Corinne Muehlemann on Academia and Instagram
• Corinne Mühlemann, Complex Weaves, Technique, Text, and Cultural History of Striped Silks, Didymos-Verlag, 2023
• C. Mühlemann,Matthew Payne,Helen Wyld,Elizabeth A. New, "Veiled in precious cloth: a seal bag from Westminster Abbey and its connections with Charlemagne’s shrine in Aachen", The Burlington Magazine, vol. 166, no. 1461 (Dec. 2024)
• Olga Bush, Reframing the Alhambra: Architecture, Poetry, Textiles and Court Ceremonial, Edinburgh University Press, 2018
• Avinoam Shalem, The Chasuble of Thomas Becket: A Biography, Hirmer, 2017
• Ahmad Ghabin, Hisba, Arts and Craft in Islam: 7 (Arabisch-Islamische Welt in Tradition Und Moderne), Harrassowitz, 2009
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In this episode, Isabelle Imbert welcomes Vincent Thérouin, PhD candidate in Islamic archaeology in the university of Paris Sorbonne. Vincent works on a little-known topic: Ottoman Bosnia between the 15th and 17th centuries, and more particularly on the urbanisation of the region and the development of cities such as Sarajevo. In the episode, he talks about the process of founding cities, the Ottoman architecture of Sarajevo, but also the primary sources available to archaeologists to understand the urban network and how he uses this documentation in digital visualization tools to understand the evolution of the region.

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• Cadastral map of Sarajevo at the end of the Ottoman period
• Bibliographic references:
  • Aličić, Ahmed S. Sumarni popis Sandžaka Bosna iz 1468-69. godine. Mostar: Islamski kulturni centar Mostar, 2008.
  • Gazić, Lejla, ed. Vakufname iz Bosne i Hercegovine (XV i XVI vijek). Monumenta Turcica historiam slavorum meridionalium illustrantia. Sarajevo: Orijentalni Institut u Sarajevu, 1985.
  • Handžić, Adem, éd. Opširni popis bosanskog Sandžaka iz 1604. godine. 3 vol. Monumenta Turcica historiam Slavorum Meridionalium illustrantia. Serija 2. Defteri. Zürich, Sarajevo: Bošnjački institut Zürich - Odjel Sarajevo, Orijentalni institut, 2000.
  • Šabanović, Hazim. Bosanski pašaluk: postanak i upravna podjela. Nauc̆no drus̆tvo NR Bosne i Hercegovine. Djela 14. Sarajevo: Oslobodenje, 1959.
  • Šabanović, Hazim. Krajište Isa-bega Ishakovića - zbirni katastarski popis iz 1455 godine. Uvod, turski tekst, prevod i komentari. Orijentalni Institut Sarajevo. Monumenta Turcica historiam Slavorum meridionalium illustrantia. Sarajevo, 1964.
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In today’s episode, we are getting the behind the scenes of an auction house opening with Beatrice Campi and Tomas Jose Aznar Gonzales, founders and directors of Aznar auction, a brand new auction house opened in 2024 and dedicated to Arts of the World, Luxury and Lifestyle, as well as Wines and Spirits. Beatrice is specialised in Indian and Islamic art, and the first ever returning guest on this podcast. Tomas is a watch specialist and watch maker, and together, they talk about the end to end process of opening an auction house, from administration to securing investment and creating their first sale. The episode gives a very rare view behind the veil of a notoriously opaque industry.

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• Azca Auctions website and Instagram
  • A Loose Indian courtly album, Delhi school, first half of 19th c., sold for £18,450 (incl. premium)
• Fondazione Tassara, Brescia (carpet museum)
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