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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 Contents
Introduction;
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 Saints: The Rider and Peacock Silks from the Relics of St. Cuthbert;
Byzantine and Islamic Silks in the Rhine-Maaslands before 1200;
From Seed to Samite: 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 boundaries: Grub to Glamour in Byzantine silk weaving;
The Role of Byzantine Silks in the Ottonian Empire;
Politics, piety and the silken cult of relics: Aachen Münster treasury silks in historical context;
Silk, Power and Diplomacy in Byzantium;
The hidden Jewish element in Byzantium's Silk Industry: Catalyst for the Impact of Byzantine silks on the Latin Church before 1200 AD;
The Byzantine silk industry: Lopez and beyond Constantinople and its Hinterland: Issues of Raw Silk Supply;
A Silk Reliquary Pouch from Coppergate;
The Silk Fragment from Coppergate, York;
Review: Silks at Lyon;
Additional Notes;
Index.
Table of Contents
Introduction;
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 Saints: The Rider and Peacock Silks from the Relics of St. Cuthbert;
Byzantine and Islamic Silks in the Rhine-Maaslands before 1200;
From Seed to Samite: 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 boundaries: Grub to Glamour in Byzantine silk weaving;
The Role of Byzantine Silks in the Ottonian Empire;
Politics, piety and the silken cult of relics: Aachen Münster treasury silks in historical context;
Silk, Power and Diplomacy in Byzantium;
The hidden Jewish element in Byzantium's Silk Industry: Catalyst for the Impact of Byzantine silks on the Latin Church before 1200 AD;
The Byzantine silk industry: Lopez and beyond Constantinople and its Hinterland: Issues of Raw Silk Supply;
A Silk Reliquary Pouch from Coppergate;
The Silk Fragment from Coppergate, York;
Review: Silks at Lyon;
Additional Notes;
Index.
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- PublisherPindar Press
- Publication date1995
- ISBN 10 0907132936
- ISBN 13 9780907132936
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages480
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