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Decorative Arts: Textiles

This guide is intended to help researchers find sources on textiles and tapestries from the Medieval period to the present day.

Middle Eastern Textiles

The Ottoman Silk Textiles of the Royal Museum of Art and History in Brussels by Daniel De Jonghe; Marie-Christine Maquoi; Ina Vanden Berghe
Call Number: Q. 746.09561074 M972o
ISBN: 2503511864
Publication Date: 2004-10-05
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A study of Turkish silks at the Royal Museum in Brussels. Includes bibliographical references.
Indigo in the Arab World by Jenny Balfour-Paul
Call Number: 667.26 B197I
ISBN: 070070373X
Publication Date: 1996-11-14
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A thorough and accessible study of the significance of indigo from Antiquity through the early 20th century. Includes bibliographical references and an index.
Les textiles dans le monde musulman du VIIe au XIIe siècle by Maurice Lombard
Call Number: 746 L83T
ISBN: 2719304457
Publication Date: 1978
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A substantial French-language study of the development of Islamic textile fabrics in the 7th and 8th centuries. Includes a bibliography and an index.
Islamic Textiles by P. L. Baker
Call Number: Q. 746.0917671 B176i
ISBN: 9780714125220
Publication Date: 1995-01-01
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A history of textiles produced in Egypt, Syria, Anatolia, and Iran. Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Subjects: Art & Architecture