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Coptic textiles from the architect Milan Kovač’s private collection
ID Ciglenečki, Jan (Author), ID Elnaggar, Abdelrazek (Author), ID Smolič, Žiga (Author)

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Abstract
This article aims to reconstruct the circumstances surrounding the purchase and preservation history of a previously unknown collection of Coptic textiles from the private holdings of architect Milan Kovač (b. 1940). Acquired during Kovač’s study trip to Egypt and Sudan in 1964, the textiles were obtained from a souvenir seller he met while wandering around Cairo. The seller claimed they originated from an ancient rubbish dump in the Fustat area, Cairo’s oldest historic district and the first Islamic capital of Egypt, renowned for its archaeological significance and as an important hub for textile production. The collection of Coptic textiles that Kovač has held in private possession for six decades has undergone minimal conservation efforts and remains in urgent need of restoration. The article outlines the collection’s authentication, analysis, and conservation plans. The paper concludes with the first-ever publication of photographs of the entire collection.

Language:English
Keywords:coptic textiles, Christian Egypt, private collections, Milan Kovač, Fustat
Work type:Article
Typology:1.02 - Review Article
Organization:FKKT - Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology
FA - Faculty of Architecture
Publication status:Published
Publication version:Version of Record
Year:2024
Number of pages:Str. 71-93
Numbering:Vol. 6, no. 2
PID:20.500.12556/RUL-167577 This link opens in a new window
UDC:745.52:271.722
ISSN on article:2670-6210
DOI:10.4312/clotho.6.2.71-93 This link opens in a new window
COBISS.SI-ID:227656451 This link opens in a new window
Publication date in RUL:28.02.2025
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Title:Clotho
Publisher:Znanstvena založba Filozofske fakultete, Znanstvena založba Filozofske fakultete, Založba Univerze v Ljubljani, University of Ljubljana Press
ISSN:2670-6210
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Language:Slovenian
Title:Koptske tkanine iz zasebne zbirke arhitekta Milana Kovača
Abstract:
Članek poskuša rekonstruirati okoliščine nakupa in zgodovino hrambe prej neznane zbirke koptskih tkanin, ki se nahaja v zasebni lasti arhitekta Milana Kovača (r. 1940). Zbirko koptskih tkanin je Kovač leta 1964 med študijskim potovanjem po Egiptu in Sudanu kupil od prodajalca spominkov, ki ga je po naključju srečal med sprehajanjem po Kairu. Prodajalec je trdil, da so bile tkanine najdene na antičnem smetišču v Fustatu, zgodovinski četrti starega Kaira in najstarejši islam ski prestolnici Egipta, ki je bil pomembno središče za proizvodnjo tkanin. Zbirka koptskih tkanin, ki je v Kovačevi lasti že šest desetletij, je bila deležna le minimalne zaščite in jo je nujno temeljito restavrirati. Članek obravnava načrte za avtentifikacijo, analizo in nadaljnjo hrambo zbirke. Članek zaokroža prva objava fotografij celotne zbirke.

Keywords:koptske tkanine, krščanski Egipt, zasebne zbirke, Milan Kovač, Fustat

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