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Remnants of the outer walls of the Basilica of St John, with the Selcuk Fortress at the top “My father found our new house”, my husband Abit told me as he came into our vintage textile shop one afternoon in late August 2005. Oh God, this was bound to be tough – what […] The Carpet Merchant, Jean-Léon Gérôme The occupants of the cavernous room, with walls of hewn stone punctuated by arabesque carved doorways and filled with a soft light from above, are rapt with attention. Three men in flowing robes and large turbans watch while a barefoot carpet seller with a long beard works […] |
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