Social Fabrics - Inscribed Textiles From Medieval Egyptian Tombs

Exploring prize textiles known as tiraz, whose meaning and materiality illuminate the interwoven communities of the medieval Islamic world

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Mary McWilliams is Norma Jean Calderwood Curator of Islamic and Later Indian Art at the Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA. Jochen Sokoly is associate professor of art history of the Islamic world at Virginia Commonwealth University, School of the Arts, in Qatar.

Riassunto

Exploring prize textiles known as tiraz, whose meaning and materiality illuminate the interwoven communities of the medieval Islamic world

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Mary Sokoly Mcwilliams
• Con la collaborazione di: Mary McWilliams (Editore), McWilliams Mary (Editore), Jochen Sokoly (Editore)
• Editore: Yale University Press Ltd
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 30.11.2021
• EAN: 9780300260090
• ISBN: 978-0-300-26009-0
• Pagine: 176
• Categorie: Guide e manuali > Hobby, casa > Collezionismo, cataloghi per collezionisti; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Storia dell'arte; HISTORY / Ancient / Egypt, ART / History / Ancient & Classical, ART / Middle Eastern, ART / Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / General, Middle East, History of art / art & design styles, ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Textiles & Costume, History of Art, Exhibition catalogues & specific collections, Middle Eastern history, Ancient History, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Ancient Egypt, History of art: ancient & classical art,BCE to c 500 CE, Exhibition catalogues and specific collections, BCE period – Protohistory, Antiques & collectables: carpets, rugs & textiles, c 2686 to c 323 BCE (Ancient Egyptian period)