Designing identity : the power of textiles in late antiquity / edited by Thelma K. Thomas ; including contributions by Jennifer L. Ball, Edward Bleiberg, Kathrin Colburn, Helen C. Evans, Christine Kondoleon, Brandie Ratcliff, Thelma K. Thomas, and Elizabeth Dospel Williams.
Catalog of an exhibition held at New York University's Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, February 25, 2016-May 22, 2016. This exhibition catalogue explores the parallel histories of ancient textile production and consumption, and the modern business of collecting Late Antique textiles. Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
Late antique textiles in modern times: collecting and collections. A closer look at textiles from the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art: materials and techniques. Brandie Ratliff -- Charms: protective and auspicious motifs / Jennifer L. Ball -- The continuity of late antique patterns / Helen C. Evans -- Making textiles and assessing their value / Thelma K. Thomas. Late antique textiles in modern times: collecting and collections. Late antique textiles at the museum of fine arts, Boston: expanded vistas / Christine Kondoleon -- Collecting and exhibiting late antique textiles at the Brooklyn museum / Edward Bleiberg -- Minor art, major works: an overview of Dumbarton Oaks' collections of late antique and medieval textiles / Elizabeth Dospel Williams -- Collecting late antique textiles at the Metropolitan Museum of Art / Brandie Ratliff -- A closer look at textiles from the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art: materials and techniques.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.