EditorialThe laboratory space that Affinia Therapeutics recently converted from an office building in Waltham, Mass., on July 23, 2021. (David Degner/The New York Times)
EditorialTextile, Medium: hemp or ramie Technique: warp and weft ikat (kasuri) on plain weave, Length of indigo-dyed fabric, with a closely spaced design of swooping phoenixes and bunches of leaves and flowers, interspersed with small symbols in white on a deep...
EditorialFragment, 15th century, Attributed to Spain, Silk; lampas, Textile: H. 10 1/4 in. (26 cm), Textiles-Woven, This silk textile shows pairs of confronting lions on either side of a stylized tree, enclosed by swooping crimson-colored split palmette leaves ...
EditorialPage of Calligraphy, dated A.H. 1075/ A.D. 1664?65, Made in Turkey, Ink on dyed paper, Page: H. 8 5/8 in. (21.9 cm), Codices, The striking beauty of this page, with the swooping curves and loops of the letters in white ink enhanced with blue dots again...