Name: Weavings from Roman, Byzantine and Islamic Egypt: The Rich Life and the Dance
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Author: Maguire, Eunice Dauterman
ISBN: 9781883015312

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Weavings from Roman, Byzantine and Islamic Egypt: The Rich Life and the Dance

Type

Physical Book

Author

Eunice Dauterman Maguire

Publisher

Krannert Art Museum, University of Illinois

Year

2005

Language

English

Pages

176

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

26.8 x 23.0 x 1.4 cm

Weight

0.89 kg.

ISBN

1883015316

ISBN13

9781883015312

Synopsis "Weavings from Roman, Byzantine and Islamic Egypt: The Rich Life and the Dance"

An ancient time brought to life by textilesWhile the monumental sculptures of ancient Egypt are more widely known, the simple pleasures of life as it was lived are better portrayed in textiles, which carried designs commemorating the joys of festivals, food, and dancing. Weavings from Roman, Byzantine and Islamic Egypt presents 103 full-color images of the astonishing textile collection of Rose Choron, featuring rare examples from Egypt's Coptic Christians as well as the Islamic period. Dating primarily from the third to seventh centuries, these hand-woven fabrics showcase colorful images of dancers, haloed saints with hands raised in prayer, and a plethora of flowers and animals evoking the bountiful ecology of the Nile Delta. Some display Arabic inscriptions celebrating divine power, and all offer insights into a lost world: people's dress, their interior decoration, and their view of their relationship with the natural and supernatural worlds.Eunice Dauterman Maguire explains the work by providing a rich historical and mythic context, as well as detailed technical explanations. This volume also features a preface by Rose Choron herself, explaining the origins of the collection and the source of her fascination with the textiles.

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