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Medieval Textiles across Eurasia, c. 300–1400

Medieval Textiles across Eurasia, c. 300–1400

Medieval Textiles across Eurasia, c. 300–1400

Patricia Blessing, Princeton University, New Jersey
Elizabeth Dospěl Williams, Dumbarton Oaks, Washington DC
Eiren L. Shea, Grinnell College, Iowa
May 2023
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    This study 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. The introduction presents historiographical background to the study of textiles and explains the conditions of their survival in archaeological contexts and museums. A section on the materials and techniques used to produce textiles if followed by those outlining textile production, industry, and trade across Eurasia. Further sections examine the uses for dress and furnishing textiles and the appearance of imported fabrics in European contexts, addressing textiles' functions and uses in medieval societies. Lastly, a concluding section on textile aesthetics connects fabrics to their broader visual and material context.

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    May 2023
    Adobe eBook Reader
    9781009393393
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    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.
      Authors
    • Patricia Blessing , Princeton University, New Jersey
    • Elizabeth DospÄ›l Williams , Dumbarton Oaks, Washington DC
    • Eiren L. Shea , Grinnell College, Iowa