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  Between East and West Pipes and Smoking in Eastern and Central Europe From early excavated claypipes to the culture of artistic meerschaum-carving
  International Pipe Conference in Budapest, 8- 9th of October 2009

  Pipemaking is a traditional, internationally well known representative of Hungarian craft and decorative art. The Hungarians became acquainted with the habit of pipesmoking via the Turks and western mercenary soldiers. Hungarian potters took Turkish stub-stemmed clay pipes as a model for their products and developed from it new forms. Important claypipe manufacturing centers were born and prospered in Debrecen, Selmecbánya (present-day Bansska Stiavnica, Slovakia) and in the region of the Transdanubian town, Körmend during the 18th and 19th century. In the last 10 years of archeological excavations more and more attention has been paid to the 17th to 19th century clay pipes they have unearthed. These Turkish and Hungarian products are the chief early modern period find from excavations and it is possible to infer from them processes of cultural interaction, commercial relationships and the development of crafts. This material is of international significance.

  Legends link Hungary with the birth of the first ivory-coloured, artistically-carved meerschaum pipes. Talented pipe-carvers worked at Pest-Buda especially during the 18th and 19th centuries. Their work sometimes also made a significant contribution to the foundation of new types which became popular all over of Europe. The most artistic pieces are valuable treasures of museums and private collections.

  The presentations at the conference are organised around three main topics:

  • Comparative research on Ottoman-Turkish finds in the context of Hungarian and international excavations and the birth of Hungarian claypipe making
  • The importance of international relationships to Hungarian meerschaum-carving in the Habsburg Empire and in Europe –
  • Hungarian pipes in foreign museums and private collections, internationally significant pipe collections and the history of smoking.

  Each presentation will last for approximately 15 minutes with an additional 5 minutes for discussion. If you would like to make a presentation on one of these themes please send a title with a brief summary to Anna Ridovics (anna.ridovics@gmail.com).

  The language of the conference is English.

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