Byzantine Silk on the Silk Roads: Journeys Between East and West, Past and

Description: Byzantine Silk on the Silk Roads examines the eclectic iconography of the period and its relations to culture, trade, society and ceremony, featuring over 200 colour images. Through an examination of the human, zoological, botanical, geometric, and mythical depictions in these captivating silks, an international team of experts reveal that Byzantine culture was ever moving and open to diverse influences across the length of the Silk Road, and still has relevance to design practice today. List of Illustrations: Ryoko Yamanaka Kondo List of Contributors: Sarah E. Braddock Clarke Preface: Sarah E. Braddock Clarke Introduction: Ryoko Yamanaka Kondo Acknowledgements: Ryoko Yamanaka Konda and Sarah E. Braddock Clarke List of Abbreviations: Sarah E. Braddock Clarke Glossary: Sarah E. Braddock Clarke General Maps - Maps of East to West Silk Trade Routes: Ryoko Yamanaka Kondo 1: Silk Along the Silk Roads: Diversity & Eclecticism, Sarah E. Braddock Clarke 2: Ancient Chinese Silk Textiles: Focusing on Warp-faced Silks, Sae Ogasawara 3: A Study of Sassanian Brocade, Ryoko Yamanaka Kondo 4: Byzantine Brocades: A Contribution to Art History, Dr Tomoyuki Masuda 5: The Spread of Byzantine Silk Towards the Jacquard Loom, Ryoko Yamanaka Kondo 6: Four Categories of Ancient and Medieval Classical Figured Textiles, Kazuko Yokohari 7: Islamic Textiles, Louise W. Mackie 8: On Medieval Lampas: Textiles in the Iberian Peninsula from the Al-Andalus Period, Silvia Saladrigas Cheng 9: Byzantine Court Dress, Ryoko Yamanaka Kondo 10: Collections of Museums, Cathedrals and Churches, Ryoko Yamanaka Kondo with with Dominique Bénazeth, Toko Hirayama, Dr Rei Ito, Anne Hedeager Krag, Esclarmonde Monteil, Elena Ota, Alexandra Van Puyvelde, Kimberly Randall, Yoko Tanaka and Monica Vroon 11: Pattern and Colour in the Byzantine Empire, Ryoko Yamanka Kondo 12: The Spread of Silk to Japan, Ryoko Yamanka Kondo 13: Warp-faced Brocade in Japan, Shizuo Takata 14: Ancient Textiles Preserved in Japan, Reborn, Kiyoshi Tatsumura 15: Chronological Charts of Civilizations & Textiles, Ryoko Yamanaka Kondo Bibliography: Sarah E. Braddock Clarke Image Credits: Ryoko Yamanaka Kondo Index: Sarah E. Braddock Clarke

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