description: This volume gathers together and updates Anna Muthesius' articles, published over a 20 year period, on Byzantine and related silks. The articles examine all aspects of silk production, distribution and use, including the political, economic, social and religious significance of silks, and illustrates the impact of silk weaving on the Eastern Mediterranean before 1200 AD. The figures have also been updated.Table of ContentsIntroduction;De zijden stoffen in de Schatkamer van de Sint Servaaskerk te Maastricht;The Silk over the Spine of the Mondsee Gospel Lectionary;The Silks from the Tomb of Archbishop Walter;A Practical Approach to History of Byzantine Silk Weaving;Silks and The Rider and Peacock Silks from the Relics of St. Cuthbert;Byzantine and Islamic Silks in the Rhine-Maaslands before 1200;From Seed to Aspects of Byzantine Silk Production;The Impact of the Mediterranean Silk Trade on Western Europe before 1200 AD;The Griffin Silk from St. Trond;Silken Diplomacy;Crossing traditional Grub to Glamour in Byzantine silk weaving;The Role of Byzantine Silks in the Ottonian Empire;Politics, piety and the silken cult of Aachen Münster treasury silks in historical context;Silk, Power and Diplomacy in Byzantium;The hidden Jewish element in Byzantium's Silk Catalyst for the Impact of Byzantine silks on the Latin Church before 1200 AD;The Byzantine silk Lopez and beyond Constantinople and its Issues of Raw Silk Supply;A Silk Reliquary Pouch from Coppergate;The Silk Fragment from Coppergate, York; Silks at Lyon;Additional Notes;Index.
language: English
title: Studies in Byzantine and Islamic Silk Weaving
titlecomplete: Studies in Byzantine and Islamic Silk Weaving
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publisher: Pindar Press