Symbols of power : luxury textiles from Islamic lands, 7th-21st century / Louise W. Mackie.
Mackie, Louise W., author.; Cleveland Museum of Art, current owner.
2015
NK8808.9 .M33 2015
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Title Symbols of power : luxury textiles from Islamic lands, 7th-21st century / Louise W. Mackie.
Author Mackie, Louise W., author.
ISBN 9780300206098 (hardcover)
0300206097 (hardcover)
Published Cleveland, OH : Cleveland Museum of Art, [2015]
Distributed New Haven, CT : Distributed by Yale University Press
Copyright ©2015
Language English
Description 517 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 33 cm
Call Number NK8808.9 .M33 2015
Dewey Decimal Classification 746
746.082
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 their production. With singular insight into distinctive artistic characteristics of wealthy dynasties and periods, the text - complemented by more than 450 sumptuous illustrations - pinpoints luxury textiles as a vital link between art, culture and history of the Islamic world. This book offers a much needed contribution to scholarship on both textiles and Islamic art, and paves the way for further study and appreciation of these objects.
Note 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 their production. With singular insight into distinctive artistic characteristics of wealthy dynasties and periods, the text - complemented by more than 450 sumptuous illustrations - pinpoints luxury textiles as a vital link between art, culture and history of the Islamic world. This book offers a much needed contribution to scholarship on both textiles and Islamic art, and paves the way for further study and appreciation of these objects.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references (pages 498-503) and index.
Added Corporate Author Cleveland Museum of Art, current owner.
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Textile power, industry, and characteristics
Early textiles, 650-1100
Tiraz, 800-1150
Silk spendor, 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.

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