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			RIGGISBERGER BERICHTE, Volume 7 Leinendamaste Produktionszentren und Sammlungen (Linen damaskscentres of production and collections) The Abegg Foundation holds one of the most important collections of white linen damasks from the 16th to the 19th century, in terms of quality and quantity. The core of the collection consists of the former Dutch private collection of C. A. Burgers and J. G. du Preez. In 1997 the Abegg Foundation dedicated a special exhibition and international colloquium to these fascinatingly varied textiles. In this volume of Riggisberger Berichte the colloquium papers are made available to the general public. Their subject matter ranges from art historical discussions on the oldest surviving linen damasks from the first half of the 16th century to select production centres and countries, as well as the analysis of historic written sources and inventories, and the history of the collections and their study. The relevant holdings in Riggisberg are discussed in depth; the book is therefore also an introduction to their riches and quality. Cornelis A. Burgers A Brief History of the Burgers Collection of White Linen Damask Aimé G. Pauwels Le Musée de Courtrai et les damas de lin Isabelle Bauwens-De Jaegere Les damas de lin au Musée de Courtrai de 1983 à nos jours Linda Woolley The Collection of Linen Damasks at the Victoria and Albert Museum: Policy or Preference Ann-Sofi Topelius Linen Damask in Sweden Leonie von Wilckens † Deutsche Leinendamaste aus der ersten Hälfte des 17. Jahrhunderts mit Wappen und/oder Namen Elisabet Stavenow-Hidemark Embroidered Coats of Arms on Table Linen in Scandinavia Naomi Tarrant Scottish Figured Damasks of the 18th Century Brian J. Mackey Centres of Drawloom Damask Linen Weaving in Ireland in the 18th and 19th Centuries Milton Sonday Damask: Defintion and Technique Frieda Sorber The Geometry of Mr. Hemelrijckx Daniël De Jonghe Sur la technologie de la nappe aux armoiries, datée 1625, de Philip Lanchals, Seigneur de Dentergem Johan G. du Preez Heraldry in 19th-Century Dutch Table Linen. Some Notes on Drafts, Mises-en-carte and Damasks David M. Mitchell Linen Damasks of the Early 16th Century from Written Sources Cornelis A. Burgers A Group of 7-Shaft White Linen Damasks Dating from the Early 16th Cornelis A. Burgers Notes on the Early Haarlem Workshops of Passchier Lammertijn, Quirijn Jansz Damast and Others. Some Facts and Attributions Charlotte Paludan Passchier Lammertijn and the Silk Factory in Copenhagen Natalie Rothstein Fashionable Silks and their Influence on the Design of 18th-Century Table Linen. An Option for the Discerning Customer Bodil Wieth-Knudsen Tisseurs danois de lin damassé au XIXe siècle