The Rich Life and the Dance (häftad)
Format
Häftad (Paperback)
Språk
Engelska
Antal sidor
176
Utgivningsdatum
2005-07-01
Upplaga
illustrated ed
Förlag
University of Illinois Press
Illustrationer
illustrations
Antal komponenter
1
ISBN
9780252073342

The Rich Life and the Dance

Weavings from Roman, Byzantine and Islamic Egypt

Häftad,  Engelska, 2005-07-01
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While 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. "The Rich Life and the Dance" presents 103 full-colour 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 colourful 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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