Product details:
| ISBN13: | 9788857251622 |
| ISBN10: | 8857251624 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| No. of pages: | 176 pages |
| Weight: | 600 g |
| Language: | English |
| 658 |
Category:
Fashioning an Empire
Textiles from Safavid Iran
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Date of Publication: 30 May 2024
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Long description:
The critical role that silk played during the Safavid period (15011736).
With their sumptuous surfaces, original designs, and technical sophistication, luxury textiles played a critical role in the social, cultural, religious, and economic life of Safavid Iran (15011722). Used for clothing, furnishing, and movable architecture, fabrics also functioned as important symbols of power and as ubiquitous forms of artistic expression.In the seventeenth century, they became the most lucrative economic commodity in Iran and were exported by land and sea to both Europe and the East, generating tremendous wealth and prosperity for the Safavid Empire.
This beautiful book from the Museum of Islamic Art, Doha, tells the story of silk during the reign of Shah Abbas I and how the production of luxury fabrics and floor coverings transformed Irans fortunes in the 17th century. By employing the most talented designers and bringing the industry under state control, Shah Abbas built a flourishing silk economy that fuelled an era of rich artistic development and cultural exchange.
Fashioning an Empire captures this moment in time, showcasing masterpieces from the period complemented by manuscript illustrations and portraits depicting how the silk fabrics were worn by the elite of Iranian society. With over 70 images including stunning detail shots, the book also features essays and catalogue entries by experts in the field exploring the social and political context for the works and the skill involved in their creation.
With their sumptuous surfaces, original designs, and technical sophistication, luxury textiles played a critical role in the social, cultural, religious, and economic life of Safavid Iran (15011722). Used for clothing, furnishing, and movable architecture, fabrics also functioned as important symbols of power and as ubiquitous forms of artistic expression.In the seventeenth century, they became the most lucrative economic commodity in Iran and were exported by land and sea to both Europe and the East, generating tremendous wealth and prosperity for the Safavid Empire.
This beautiful book from the Museum of Islamic Art, Doha, tells the story of silk during the reign of Shah Abbas I and how the production of luxury fabrics and floor coverings transformed Irans fortunes in the 17th century. By employing the most talented designers and bringing the industry under state control, Shah Abbas built a flourishing silk economy that fuelled an era of rich artistic development and cultural exchange.
Fashioning an Empire captures this moment in time, showcasing masterpieces from the period complemented by manuscript illustrations and portraits depicting how the silk fabrics were worn by the elite of Iranian society. With over 70 images including stunning detail shots, the book also features essays and catalogue entries by experts in the field exploring the social and political context for the works and the skill involved in their creation.