Social fabrics : inscribed textiles from Medieval Egyptian tombs /

Social fabrics : inscribed textiles from Medieval Egyptian tombs /

Social Fabrics looks at tiraz - highly prized textiles enhanced with woven, embroidered, or painted inscriptions in Arabic - to trace the structure of medieval Egyptian society during a transformative period. It reveals a story as interwoven and complex as these delicate objects themselves. A founda...

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Other Authors: McWilliams, Mary, 1954- (Editor), Sokoly, Jochen A. (Editor)

Format: Book

Language: English

Published: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard Art Museums, [2021].

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Tiraz (Islamic textiles) > Egypt > Exhibitions.
Egypt > Civilization > 638-1798 > Exhibitions.

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Call Number: NK8808.9 .S63 2021

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Table of Contents:
  • Threads with meaning: a short introduction / Mary McWilliams and Johen Sokoly
  • Under the sign of Mars: a brief historical overview of Egypt / Nasser Rabbat
  • Social fabrics: early Islamic Egypt through the lens of inscribed Tiraz textiles / Jochen Sokoly
  • Adoption, adaptation, reinterpretation: inscribed textiles in medieval Egypt's Christian and Jewish communities / Elizabeth Dospel Williams
  • Interwoven motives: collections of Tiraz Textiles in American museums c. 1890-1950 / Mary McWilliams
  • Beyond the surface: technical analysis of Egyptian textiles, c. 4th-12th century / Julie H. Wertz, Meredith Lynn Winter, Robin Hanson, and Meredith Montague.