Excavating, Analysing, Reconstructing Textiles of the First Millennium AD from Egypt and Neighbouring Countries

Excavating, Analysing, Reconstructing Textiles of the First Millennium AD from Egypt and Neighbouring Countries Proceedings of the 9th Conference of the Research Group 'Textiles from the Nile Valley', Antwerp, 27-29 November 2015

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Publisher's Synopsis

A richly illustrated overview of the current-day knowledge on the textile art of the Nile Valley from the first millennium AD, in response to the 9th conference on 'Textiles from the Nile Valley' in Antwerp of 27-29 October, 2017. This is one of only a handful of books devoted to the textile art of the Late-Roman, Early-Byzantine and Early-Islamic textile art in Egypt. Over 20 essays by specialists elaborate on the pieces of textile art that were found in excavations and museums and discuss the radiocarbon dating, iconography and weaving techniques revolving the extraordinary clothing.

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Book information

ISBN: 9789401443999
Publisher: Lannoo
Imprint: Lannoo
Pub date:
DEWEY: 677.00932
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English,German
Number of pages: 324
Weight: 2340g
Height: 290mm
Width: 250mm
Spine width: 31mm