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Carpets from the orient

Item is a catalogue for an exhibition of rugs originating from various regions of Asia, primarily spanning Turkmenistan, Iran, Armenia, Georgia, India, Pakistan, Turkey, and Afghanistan. This exhibition was organized by and presented at Dalhousie Art Gallery between September 23 and October 23, 1977.

Catalogue contains a foreword by Mary E. MacLachlan (Dalhousie Art Gallery), list of lenders to the exhibition, an introduction covering pattern, colour, and knotting techniques, written by Hans-Gunther Schwarz (Dalhousie University), photographs of select rugs, and descriptions of the various regions and styles of rugs in the exhibition.

Extracts

Extracts

Item is a notebook kept by James Dinwiddie during his time in Calcutta in which he summarizes reports on a range of topics, including observations on "Dr. Black's Analysis of the Iceland waters" and "Extract from the report of the Committee for improving the manufacture of powder at Bombay."
Galvanism

Galvanism

Item is a notebook kept by James Dinwiddie in Calcutta, in which he recorded his observations and experiments in galvanism and other electrical phenomena.
Journal, 29th June 1797, Calcutta

Journal, 29th June 1797, Calcutta

This personal journal written by James Dinwiddie spans the period of June 24, 1797 to August 31, 1797. During this period he resided in Calcutta. This file consists of one journal.
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