Social Fabrics: Inscribed Textiles from Medieval Egyptian Tombs
Social Fabrics: Inscribed Textiles from Medieval Egyptian Tombs
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Social Fabrics: Inscribed Textiles from Medieval Egyptian Tombs
W032834 | $45.00 / 10% library disc.
Exhibition Catalog
Ed. by Mary McWilliams and Jochen Sokoly. Harvard Art Museums, Harvard University, Cambridge, 2021.
164 pp. Well illustrated (chiefly col.). 26 x 26 cm. In English. Paperbound.
ISBN 9780300260090
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 foundational introduction to the topic, this exhibition catalogue combines richly illustrated entries with essays on the history of Egypt at the time, the meaning and materiality of tiraz, and the history of collecting these objects in US institutions. Created throughout the region (including lands now in Iran, Iraq, and Yemen) in the centuries following the Arab Muslim conquest of Egypt, inscribed textiles were a visual form of communication in a society that was ethnically, linguistically, and religiously diverse. Those with inscriptions regulated by the government were particularly valued, proclaiming their owners’ membership in the ruling elite.
Subject Headings: Ancient Egyptian / North African Art ; Non-Western Art -- Egypt -- Textile/Fiber Arts --
W032834 | $45.00 / 10% library disc.
Exhibition Catalog
Ed. by Mary McWilliams and Jochen Sokoly. Harvard Art Museums, Harvard University, Cambridge, 2021.
164 pp. Well illustrated (chiefly col.). 26 x 26 cm. In English. Paperbound.
ISBN 9780300260090
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 foundational introduction to the topic, this exhibition catalogue combines richly illustrated entries with essays on the history of Egypt at the time, the meaning and materiality of tiraz, and the history of collecting these objects in US institutions. Created throughout the region (including lands now in Iran, Iraq, and Yemen) in the centuries following the Arab Muslim conquest of Egypt, inscribed textiles were a visual form of communication in a society that was ethnically, linguistically, and religiously diverse. Those with inscriptions regulated by the government were particularly valued, proclaiming their owners’ membership in the ruling elite.
Subject Headings: Ancient Egyptian / North African Art ; Non-Western Art -- Egypt -- Textile/Fiber Arts --
