Commodity and Exchange in the Mongol Empire - A Cultural History of Islamic Textiles

Klappentext In a fascinating account! the author considers the significance of cloth and colour in the political and cultural life of the Mongols. Zusammenfassung In a fascinating account! the author considers the significance of cloth and colour in the political and cultural life of the Mongols. Situated within the broader context of the history of the Silk Road! the book will interest not only historians of the Middle East and Asia! but also art historians and textile specialists. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction; 2. Consumption and use; 3. Acquisition and production; 4. Clothing and colour; 5. Cultural transmission; 6. Conclusion.

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• Authors: Thomas T. Allsen, Thomas T. (Trenton State College Allsen
• Assisted by: David Morgan (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.05.2002
• EAN: 9780521893145
• ISBN: 978-0-521-89314-5
• No. of pages: 156
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization; Cambridge Studies in Islamic C
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches