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The Birka textiles are archaeological textiles found during the excavations of Birka, Sweden conducted between 1871 and 1895 by Hjalmar Stolpe.Around 1100 graves were excavated and among the finds were silver brocade tabletwoven bands, embroideries fashion in gold and silver thread and luxury silk textiles, all dating to the 10th century.
Otti Berger was born on 4 October 1898 in present-day Zmajevac, Croatia. At the time of Berger’s birth, Zmajevac was part of the Baranya region of Austro-Hungary and was known as Vörösmart. Berger’s Jewish family was granted unrestricted residence and freedom in religion under the rule of Emperor Franz Joseph I. Because of Vörösmart’s ...
The catalog started out as a price list for the dealer Hugo Michel of Apolda.By 1920 it was split into two volumes, for "Europe" and "overseas", and eventually grew to a present-day size of about a dozen volumes covering the entire world, with additional specialized volumes bringing the total to some forty catalogs.
Catalog or catalogue may refer to: Cataloging. in science and technology Library catalog, a catalog of books and other media Union catalog, a combined library catalog describing the collections of a number of libraries; Calendar (archives) and Finding aid, catalogs of an archive; Astronomical catalog, a catalog of astronomical objects
The Kanchipuram silk sari is a type of silk sari made in the Kanchipuram region in Tamil Nadu, India. [1] These saris are worn as bridal & special occasion saris by most women in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka & Andhra Pradesh. It has been recognized as a Geographical indication by the Government of India in 2005–2006. [2] [3] [4]
Berger was born on 5 November 1926 [1] in Stoke Newington, London, [2] [3] the first of two children of Miriam and Stanley Berger. [4]His grandfather was from Trieste, now Italy, [5] and his father, Stanley, raised as a non-religious Jew who adopted Catholicism, [6] had been an infantry officer on the Western Front during the First World War and was awarded the Military Cross [3] [7] and an OBE.
The Catalogue of paintings in the National Gallery, London is the collection catalogue listing the paintings of the National Gallery, London collection, as they were catalogued in 2010 by the Public Catalogue Foundation. The collection contains roughly 2,300 paintings by 750 artists, and only attributed artists are listed here.