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- catalog abstract ""From the fine linens of medieval Egypt to the sumptuous silks and velvets of the Ottoman empire, textiles produced in the heartlands of the Islamic world have for centuries been highly valued and transported over vast distances. Whether offered as tribute, worn to express status or belief, or simply bought and sold by merchants and travellers from many countries, textiles have played a crucial cultural and economic role in Islamic society, where often a majority of the population earned a living from their manufacture and trade. The distinctive patterns and motifs were also to have an enduring effect on European design." "The book begins with a description of materials and technical processes before moving chronologically from the early Islamic period through to the twentieth century. Exploring this rich tradition from the combined perspective of an art historian and textile expert, Dr Baker draws on a wide variety of evidence - from documents, photographs and examples of textiles from museum collections all over the world - to tell the fascinating story of Islamic textiles in a new way."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b9442402.
- catalog created "c1995.".
- catalog date "1995".
- catalog date "c1995.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1995.".
- catalog description ""From the fine linens of medieval Egypt to the sumptuous silks and velvets of the Ottoman empire, textiles produced in the heartlands of the Islamic world have for centuries been highly valued and transported over vast distances. Whether offered as tribute, worn to express status or belief, or simply bought and sold by merchants and travellers from many countries, textiles have played a crucial cultural and economic role in Islamic society, where often a majority of the population earned a living from their manufacture and trade. The distinctive patterns and motifs were also to have an enduring effect on European design." "The book begins with a description of materials and technical processes before moving chronologically from the early Islamic period through to the twentieth century. Exploring this rich tradition from the combined perspective of an art historian and textile expert, Dr Baker draws on a wide variety of evidence - from documents, photographs and examples of textiles from museum collections all over the world - to tell the fascinating story of Islamic textiles in a new way."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-186) and index.".
- catalog description "Textiles, trade routes and society -- Early Islamic period I : textiles as tribute -- Early Islamic period II: textiles at court -- Mamluk textiles -- Ottoman opulence -- Safavid splendour -- Textiles of Qajar Iran -- Eighteenth- and nineteenth--century Ottoman fabrics -- The contemporary world.".
- catalog extent "192 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Islamic textiles.".
- catalog identifier "0714125229".
- catalog isFormatOf "Islamic textiles.".
- catalog issued "1995".
- catalog issued "c1995.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "London : British Museum Press,".
- catalog relation "Islamic textiles.".
- catalog spatial "Middle East".
- catalog subject "Islamic textile fabrics History.".
- catalog subject "Islamic textile fabrics.".
- catalog subject "NK8808.9 .B35 1995".
- catalog subject "Textile crafts.".
- catalog subject "Textile fabrics Middle East History.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Textiles, trade routes and society -- Early Islamic period I : textiles as tribute -- Early Islamic period II: textiles at court -- Mamluk textiles -- Ottoman opulence -- Safavid splendour -- Textiles of Qajar Iran -- Eighteenth- and nineteenth--century Ottoman fabrics -- The contemporary world.".
- catalog title "Islamic textiles / Patricia L. Baker.".
- catalog type "text".