Name/Title
Islamic textilesEntry/Object ID
NK8808.9.B35 1995Description
"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." -- BOOK JACKETAcquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Nancy MicklewrightNotes
Gift of Nancy Micklewright, July 2025.Lexicon
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islamic textile fabricsBook Details
Author
Patricia L. BakerPublisher
British Museum PressDate Published
1995ISBN
9780714125220, 0714125229LCCN
96153812Notes
Length: 192General Notes
Note Type
ContentsNote
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.