"Gold & Damascus Steel – The Ottoman Art of Bladesmithing" Exhibition

Kurt · 12th October 2024, 03:43 PM

Great recommendation and write-up. It truly is a unique exhibition, well worth visiting, and I second the advice to acquire and read the catalog beforehand. It is a rare opportunity to see a private collection of this caliber and so well represented.
But it will only be open until the third of November, so time is running out.

Here is a close up shot of one of the rare pieces a friend of mine made on his visit.

- Kurt

gp · 12th October 2024, 06:03 PM

Beautuful exhibition and very nice book, although a minor point concerning the bibliography in the book : too much references to auction guides and auction houses / sales rooms compared to the number of actual literature on the cold weapons itself with regards to history and such by scolars and musea.
Nothing wrong with these from a visualisation perspective but lesser from a background historical "learning" perspective ☺

Pendita65 · 12th October 2024, 06:16 PM

Thank you,

an amazing collection at the exhibition thanks for sharing.

Regards, Martin

TVV · 24th October 2024, 11:00 PM

I finally received the catalogue and I highly recommend it to anyone with an interest in Ottoman (or in my case, North African) blades. It is more than reasonably priced (the book itself, shipping to the US is another issue) for the scope and quality of the edition. The descriptions to the individual objects are very thorough, almost small essays in themselves.

12th October 2024, 03:43 PM	#1
Kurt Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Germany Posts: 197	Great recommendation and write-up. It truly is a unique exhibition, well worth visiting, and I second the advice to acquire and read the catalog beforehand. It is a rare opportunity to see a private collection of this caliber and so well represented. But it will only be open until the third of November, so time is running out. Here is a close up shot of one of the rare pieces a friend of mine made on his visit. - Kurt Attached Images

12th October 2024, 06:03 PM	#2
gp Member Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 925	Beautuful exhibition and very nice book, although a minor point concerning the bibliography in the book : too much references to auction guides and auction houses / sales rooms compared to the number of actual literature on the cold weapons itself with regards to history and such by scolars and musea. Nothing wrong with these from a visualisation perspective but lesser from a background historical "learning" perspective ☺ Last edited by gp; 12th October 2024 at 06:14 PM.

12th October 2024, 06:16 PM	#3
Pendita65 Member Join Date: Feb 2023 Location: Amsterdam Posts: 132	Thank you, an amazing collection at the exhibition thanks for sharing. Regards, Martin

24th October 2024, 11:00 PM	#4
TVV Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Bay Area Posts: 1,724	I finally received the catalogue and I highly recommend it to anyone with an interest in Ottoman (or in my case, North African) blades. It is more than reasonably priced (the book itself, shipping to the US is another issue) for the scope and quality of the edition. The descriptions to the individual objects are very thorough, almost small essays in themselves.