Social Fabrics: Inscribed Textiles from Medieval Egyptian Tombs

社交面料:来自中世纪埃及墓葬的铭文纺织品

●产品信息——

Editorial ‏ : ‎ Harvard Art Museums (29 Marzo 2022)

Idioma ‏ : ‎ Inglés

Tapa blanda ‏ : ‎ 176 páginas

ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0300260091

ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0300260090

Peso del Artículo ‏ : ‎ 2.05 pounds

Dimensiones ‏ : ‎ 10.2 x 0.6 x 10.2 pulgadas

页面信息仅供参考，具体以实物为准

●内容简介——

《社交面料》通过提拉兹——用编织、刺绣或绘有阿拉伯文字的珍贵纺织品——来追溯变革时期的中世纪埃及社会结构。它揭示了一个错综复杂的故事，就像这些精致的物品本身一样。作为对这个主题的基本介绍，本展览目录结合了丰富的插图条目和关于当时埃及历史、提拉兹的意义和重要性以及在美国机构中收集这些物品的历史的文章。在阿拉伯穆斯林征服埃及之后的几个世纪里，整个地区(包括现在的伊朗、伊拉克和也门的土地)都出现了铭文纺织品，在一个种族、语言多样化的社会中，它是一种视觉交流形式。那些铭文受政府规范的人尤其受重视，表明他们的所有者是统治精英中的一员。

Social Fabrics looks at tiraz—highly prized textiles enhanced with woven, embroidered, or painted inscriptions in Arabic—to trace the structure of medieval Egyptian society during a transformative period. It reveals a story as interwoven and complex as these delicate objects themselves. A foundational introduction to the topic, this exhibition catalogue combines richly illustrated entries with essays on the history of Egypt at the time, the meaning and materiality of tiraz, and the history of collecting these objects in US institutions. Created throughout the region (including lands now in Iran, Iraq, and Yemen) in the centuries following the Arab Muslim conquest of Egypt, inscribed textiles were a visual form of communication in a society that was ethnically, linguistically, and religiously diverse. Those with inscriptions regulated by the government were particularly valued, proclaiming their owners’ membership in the ruling elite.