Screen LibrarySymbols of power : luxury textiles from Islamic lands, 7th-21st century /
For centuries, luxury textiles were symbols of status, wealth and power at Islamic imperial courts from the Atlantic to the Indian Ocean, setting standards for beauty and fueling prosperous, urban economies. This book offers an unparalleled examination of Islamic luxury textiles, drawn from the Clev...
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Cleveland Museum of Art,
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| Publisher Address: |
Cleveland, OH : New Haven, CT : |
| Publication Dates: | [2015] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
For centuries, luxury textiles were symbols of status, wealth and power at Islamic imperial courts from the Atlantic to the Indian Ocean, setting standards for beauty and fueling prosperous, urban economies. This book offers an unparalleled examination of Islamic luxury textiles, drawn from the Cleveland Museum of Art's exemplary collection as well as from museums on four continents. Leading scholar Louise W. Mackie offers a generous overview of the cultural significance of these textiles, as well as descriptions of primary motifs and patterns, and explanations of various techniques used in |
| Carrier Form: | 517 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 33 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 498-503) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780300206098 0300206097 |
| Index Number: | NK8808 |
| CLC: | J533.1-093.7 |
| Call Number: | J533.1-093.7/M158 |
| Contents: | Textile power, industry, and characteristics -- Early textiles, 650-1100 -- Tiraz, 800-1150 -- Silk splendor, 950-1300 -- Islamic Spain, 940-1492 -- Mongol Iran and Iraq, 1256-1353 -- Mamluk Egypt and Syria, 1250-1517 -- Ottoman Turkey, 1453-1924 -- Iran and Central Asia, 1501-1925 -- Mughal India, 1526-1858 -- Modern era, 1840-2010 -- Appendix: Arabic inscriptions -- Textile glossary -- Concordance. |