Textiles of the Early Islamic Caliphates
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- ISBN 9780500966068
- Weight: 2760g
- Dimensions: 219 x 276mm
- Publication Date: 05 Nov 2026
- Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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A collection of precious decorated Islamic textiles produced before the thirteenth century CE, many published here for the first time.
The al-Sabah Collection, Kuwait, includes a remarkable array of textiles from the Islamic world, ranging widely in form, function and place of origin. Textiles of the Early Islamic Caliphates focuses on a group of tiraz and tiraz-style textiles produced before the thirteenth century CE, mainly in the central Islamic lands. Featuring more than 180 textiles, some never published before, it provides authoritative analysis not only of the textiles themselves, but also of the historical and cultural context in which they were produced. With hundreds of illustrations, including specially commissioned macrophotography, Textiles of the Early Islamic Caliphates is a landmark publication that will appeal to scholars and general readers alike.
The al-Sabah Collection, Kuwait, includes a remarkable array of textiles from the Islamic world, ranging widely in form, function and place of origin. Textiles of the Early Islamic Caliphates focuses on a group of tiraz and tiraz-style textiles produced before the thirteenth century CE, mainly in the central Islamic lands. Featuring more than 180 textiles, some never published before, it provides authoritative analysis not only of the textiles themselves, but also of the historical and cultural context in which they were produced. With hundreds of illustrations, including specially commissioned macrophotography, Textiles of the Early Islamic Caliphates is a landmark publication that will appeal to scholars and general readers alike.
Jochen Sokoly is Professor of Art History of the Islamic World at Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar. His research focuses on the material culture of the early Islamic caliphates, particularly in the context of court, administration and manufacture. He has published on early Islamic inscribed textiles, served as co-chair of the Hamad bin Khalifa Symposium, and curated exhibitions on contemporary Middle Eastern art. Sokoly has held fellowships at AKPIA Harvard, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, and the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, and has served as a member of the Council of the Royal Asiatic Society, London. He received his DPhil from the University of Oxford and holds degrees from the School of Oriental and African Studies, London.
