00000cam a22000004a 4500 UP-99796217612730576 Buklod 20180405145837.0 m go j ta 150406t20152015ohuab rbc |001 0|eng d 9780300206098 (hardcover) (iLib)UPD-00360916748 DLC DASP rda eng NK 8808.9 M33 2015 Mackie, Louise W. author. Symbols of power luxury textiles from Islamic lands, 7th-21st century Louise W. Mackie. Luxury textiles from Islamic lands, 7th-21st century Luxury textiles from Islamic lands, seventh to twenty first century Cleveland, OH Cleveland Museum of Art [2015] New Haven, CT Distributed by Yale University Press ©2015 517 pages color illustrations, color map 33 cm text rdacontent still image rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 498-503) and index. 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. 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. Cleveland Museum of Art Catalogs. Islamic textile fabrics History Catalogs. Textile fabrics Islamic countries History Catalogs. Textile fabrics Ohio Cleveland Catalogs. FO UPD DASP NK 8808.9 M33 2015 Book