"A Culture's History Written in Thread
Murat Ogurlu
A patch just 15 centimeters in circumference, using gold, silver, and silver thread embroidery on silk satin with French knots and coiled wire.
By SUSANNE FOWLER
Published: March 30, 2011
ISTANBUL — It began with a question 13 years ago from the owner of a shop in the Grand Bazaar. The answer has led two American researchers to conduct the first detailed study of rarely seen sacred treasures belonging to the Armenian Patriarchate of Istanbul and to the creation of an underground museum to house the priceless artifacts. "
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