A remarkable collection of textiles made in Islamic lands and traded along the Silk Road, most of which are published here for the first time. The al-Sabah Coll

In the thirteenth century the Mongols created a vast, transcontinental empire that intensified commercial and cultural contact throughout Eurasia. From the outs

"Excellent . . . as colorful and as full of joie de vivre as a room full of Matisse paintings." --The World of Interiors