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Considers the textiles made, traded, and exchanged across Eurasia from late antiquity to the late Middle Ages with special attention to the socio-political and cultural aspects of this universal medium. It presents a wide range of textiles used in both domestic and religious settings, as dress and furnishings, and for elite and ordinary owners.

Table of Contents
1. Introduction; 2. Materials and Techniques; 3. Industry; 4. Trade; 5. Dress; 6. Furnishing Textiles; 7. Imported Textiles in European Church Treasuries; 8. Aesthetics; Appendix: Selection of Online Databases of Textile Holdings and Research.

Medieval Textiles across Eurasia c. 3001400

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A Paperback by Eiren L. Shea, Elizabeth Dospěl Williams, Eiren L. Shea

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    Publisher: Cambridge University Press
    Publication Date: 5/25/2023 12:00:00 AM
    ISBN13: 9781009393362, 978-1009393362
    ISBN10: 1009393367
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    Apparel, garment and textile industries Asian history

    Description

    Book Synopsis
    Considers the textiles made, traded, and exchanged across Eurasia from late antiquity to the late Middle Ages with special attention to the socio-political and cultural aspects of this universal medium. It presents a wide range of textiles used in both domestic and religious settings, as dress and furnishings, and for elite and ordinary owners.

    Table of Contents
    1. Introduction; 2. Materials and Techniques; 3. Industry; 4. Trade; 5. Dress; 6. Furnishing Textiles; 7. Imported Textiles in European Church Treasuries; 8. Aesthetics; Appendix: Selection of Online Databases of Textile Holdings and Research.

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