Social Fabrics: Inscribed Textiles from Medieval Egyptian Tombs
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Social Fabrics: Inscribed Textiles from Medieval Egyptian Tombs

Social Fabrics: Inscribed Textiles from Medieval Egyptian Tombs

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Mary McWilliams (Contributor) Jochen Sokoly (Contributor)  

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Exploring prize textiles known as tiraz, whose meaning and materiality illuminate the interwoven communities of the medieval Islamic world 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. Distributed for the Harvard Art Museums Exhibition Schedule: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA (January 22-May 8, 2022) 140 color + b-w illus.
Mary McWilliams is Norma Jean Calderwood Curator of Islamic and Later Indian Art at the Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA. Jochen Sokoly is associate professor of art history of the Islamic world at Virginia Commonwealth University, School of the Arts, in Qatar.
  • Contributor: Mary McWilliams
  • Imprint: Yale University Press
  • ISBN13: 9780300260090
  • Number of Pages: 176
  • Packaged Dimensions: 260x260mm
  • Packaged Weight: 936
  • Format: Paperback
  • Publisher: Yale University Press
  • Release Date: 2022-01-11
  • Binding: Paperback / softback
  • Biography: Mary McWilliams is Norma Jean Calderwood Curator of Islamic and Later Indian Art at the Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA. Jochen Sokoly is associate professor of art history of the Islamic world at Virginia Commonwealth University, School of the Arts, in Qatar.

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