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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Mackie, Louise W., author.     Subjects     Cleveland Museum of Art -- Catalogs -- Pictorial works.     Islamic textile fabrics -- History -- Catalogs.     Textile fabrics -- Islamic countries -- History -- Catalogs.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Mackie, Louise W., author.       by title:      Symbols of power : l...         MARC Display

Symbols of power : luxury textiles from Islamic lands, 7th to 21st century / Louise W. Mackie. by Mackie, Louise W., author. Cleveland, OH : The Cleveland Museum of Art ; New Haven : Yale University Press, c2015. Subjects Cleveland Museum of Art -- Catalogs -- Pictorial works.   Islamic textile fabrics -- History -- Catalogs.   Textile fabrics -- Islamic countries -- History -- Catalogs. ISBN:  9780300206098 (hbk.) Description:  517 pages : illustrations, maps ; 33 cm Contents:  Textile power, industry, and characteristics -- Early textiles, 650-1100 -- Tiraz, 800-1150 -- Silk spendor, 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. Requests:  0 Summary:  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.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hawaii State Library Art, Music & Recreation 746.09176 Ma Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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