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Social fabrics : inscribed textiles from Medieval Egyptian tombs

Title
Social fabrics : inscribed textiles from Medieval Egyptian tombs / edited by Mary McWilliams and Jochen Sokoly ; with contributions by Robin Hanson, Mary McWilliams, Meredith Montague, Nasser Rabbat, Jochen Sokoly, David Stern, Katherine M. Taronas, Julie H. Wertz, Elizabeth Dospěl Williams, and Meredyth Lynn Winter.
Publication
Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard Art Museums, [2021]

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Additional Authors
  • McWilliams, Mary, 1954-
  • Sokoly, Jochen A. (Jochen Artur)
  • Harvard University. Art Museums, host institution.
Description
x, 163 pages : illustrations; 26 cm
Summary
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.00Exhibition: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, USA (22.01.-08.05.2022).
Subject
  • 638-1798
  • Tiraz (Islamic textiles) > Egypt > Exhibitions
  • Civilization
  • Tiraz (Islamic textiles)
  • Egypt > Civilization > 638-1798 > Exhibitions
  • Egypt
Note
  • Catalog of the exhibition on view at the Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, Massachusetts, from January 22-May 8, 2022.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 148-161).
Call Number
JQF 22-99
ISBN
  • 0300260091
  • 9780300260090
LCCN
2021931434
OCLC
1245471994
Title
Social fabrics : inscribed textiles from Medieval Egyptian tombs / edited by Mary McWilliams and Jochen Sokoly ; with contributions by Robin Hanson, Mary McWilliams, Meredith Montague, Nasser Rabbat, Jochen Sokoly, David Stern, Katherine M. Taronas, Julie H. Wertz, Elizabeth Dospěl Williams, and Meredyth Lynn Winter.
Publisher
Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard Art Museums, [2021]
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 148-161).
Chronological Term
638-1798
Added Author
McWilliams, Mary, 1954- editor.
Sokoly, Jochen A. (Jochen Artur), editor.
Harvard University. Art Museums, host institution.
Research Call Number
JQF 22-99
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