Description
The articles deal with the economic, political, social, religious, artistic and cultural aspects of mediaeval silk production, distribution and use. They illustrate the tremendous impact of Byzantine silk weaving on the Islamic Mediterranean and Near East, and on the Latin West before 1200 AD. The volume contains the research results of a working lifetime, in a form not otherwise obtainable.
About the Author
Anna Muthesius was elected to the first chair in textile studies in Great Britain in 1997, and taught both at the Surrey Institute of Art and Design and in the Faculty of History at the University of Cambridge. She is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, founding Fellow of the International Association for the Study of Silk Road Textiles and also of the Textile Study Group of Great Britain. She has published texts on Byzantine, Islamic, Near and Far Eastern silk weaving (4-15 centuries).
Book Information
ISBN 9780907132936
Author Anna Muthesius
Format Hardback
Page Count 468
Imprint Pindar Press
Publisher Pindar Press
Weight(grams) 1243g