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LIEU: Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz – Max-Planck-Institut, Florence, ItalieDATE: 3 - 5 novembre 2014Organized by Vera-Simone Schulz and Gerhard WolfDedicated to the arts and aesthetics of carpets and to the role of the carpet as a concept in science or the history of ideas, the workshop seeks to elucidate different artistic and intellectual approaches towards carpets from Clement of Alexandria's 'Stromateis' to the present. It will highlight the various functions of carpets, which, when put on floors, do not only embellish rooms, but also contribute to the structure of architectural spaces, and which can delineate sacred surfaces and visualize social and political hierarchies. It will address topics such as the materiality of carpets and ornamental structures, the interaction of various media, the carpet as an object and as an item of material culture, their representation in painting, knotting techniques and concepts of the knot, the carpet as a metaphor and as a model for the world, literary accounts of carpets and their transcultural biographies or itineraries. The workshop focuses on issues such as the dimensionality and flatness, repetition, pattern, figuration, and performativity of carpets, as well as on "master piece" discourses, the specific role of the "Oriental" carpet, and on problems of display. On the one hand, marginalized as belonging to the "minor" or "applied arts", and on the other hand, celebrated as a "paradigm" for modern art, carpets have long been discussed in various discourses, even if in isolation. By bringing together art historians, archaeologists, carpet historians, historians of philosophy, scientists and experts of literary studies, this workshop seeks to open up the field of inquiry and to overcome disciplinary boundaries, to critically reflect on research traditions and to explore new approaches when taking on the challenge of studying carpets in a comprehensive way. PROGRAMMonday, November 3, 2014 9:30Welcome and IntroductionVera-Simone Schulz and Gerhard Wolf 9:45Der dekorierte Boden. Zur Konzeption und Funktion römischer MosaikbödenSusanne Muth (Berlin) 10:30Spätantike Teppiche aus Ägypten: Technik und DekorCäcilia Fluck (Berlin) 11:15 coffee break 11:45“To knit the ravelled sleeve of care”: Observations on the Role of Knots in Floor Mosaics, Carpets and Clothing during Late AntiquityHenry Maguire (London) 12:30Warum nannte Clemens von Alexandrien sein Hauptwerk “Stromateis”?Dietmar Wyrwa (Berlin) 13:15 lunch break 15:15Das Teppichparadigma: Gottfried Semper – Alois Riegl – Henri MatisseRegine Prange (Frankfurt am Main) 16:00The Carpet as Cultural Code and Utopian MetaphorEva-Maria Troelenberg (Florence) 16:45 coffee break17:15 Synthesis of Molecular CarpetsDieter Schlüter (Zurich) 18:00The Beauty of Repetition: Symmetry and Formation of Patterns from Macro to NanoMarkus Lackinger (Munich) Tuesday, November 4, 2014 9:30Fragments: Challenges in Conservation and DisplayAnna Beselin (Berlin) 10:15Yongle to Yongzheng: Imperial Chinese CarpetsMichael Franses (Doha) 11:00 coffee break Visit of the carpet collection in the Museo Bardini (speakers and moderators only). Guided tour with Alberto Boralevi (Florence) lunch break 15:00Tod und Tuch: Grabteppiche Silke Tammen (Gießen) 15:45 Sacred Surfaces: Carpets, Coverings and Mesas in the Colonial AndesElena Phipps (Los Angeles) 16:15 coffee break 16:3013th- and 14th-Century Anatolian CarpetsScott Redford (London) 17:15Problems of Studying Islamic Carpet Production and European Consumer Taste in European Carpet DepictionsWalter Denny (Amherst, Mass.) 18:00 coffee break 18:15À la recherche du tapis perdu: Artistic and Academic Approaches to Carpets in PaintingsVera-Simone Schulz (Berlin/Florence) 19:00Nach Strich und Faden, nach allen Regeln der Kunst: Teppiche in niederländischen GemäldenKarin Leonhard (Bonn) Wednesday, November 5, 2014 8:30Antike Heldenepik im Salon: Napoleon und die TapisserieGisela Schlüter (Erlangen) 9:15The “Renaissance de la tapisserie” in France (c. 1940-1955): Technique, Lyricism and IdeologyMerel van Tilburg (Paris) 10:00 coffee break 10:30Zur Ordnung der GewebeFriedrich Teja Bach (Vienna) 11:15Final Remarks by Gerhard Wolf 15:00    Visit of the Museo del Bargello (speakers and moderators only)