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02255aam a2200313 4500 001 F787C54AECCE11E5A64DF5B3DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20160318010059 008 140620s2015 ohuab b 001 0 eng d 020 $a 0300206097 020 $a 9780300206098 035 $a (OCoLC)881612381 040 $a ERASA $b eng $c ERASA $d UKMGB $d YDXCP $d BTCTA $d BDX $d TOH $d OCLCQ $d NhCcYBP $d SILO 050 4 $a NK8808.9 $b .M33 2015 082 04 $a 746.091767 $2 23 100 1 $a Mackie, Louise W. 245 10 $a Symbols of power : $b luxury textiles from Islamic lands, 7th to 21st century. $c Louise W. Mackie. 246 30 $a Luxury textiles from Islamic lands, 7th to 21st century 260 $a Cleveland, OH : $b Cleveland Museum of Art ; $c c2015. 300 $a 517 pages : $b illustrations (chiefly color), color map ; $c 32 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 8 $a 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 fuelling 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. 650 0 $a Islamic textile fabrics $x History $v Exhibitions. 941 $a 4 952 $l PLAX964 $d 20230718092028.0 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20191211030711.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20161103032818.0 952 $l UQAX771 $d 20160611010222.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=F787C54AECCE11E5A64DF5B3DAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search