Drawing the Threads Together

Textiles and Footwear of the 1st Millennium AD from Egypt Richly illustrated, this book contains the papers read at the conference 'Textiles of the Nile Valley'. The first part is devoted to textiles from excavations, the second part of the book covers research on textiles in public collections, the third part carries articles concerning textile techniques and radiocarbon dating, the following part is dedicated to iconographical studies and the last parts deal with special items of costume and footwear. AUTHOR: Cacilia Fluck specialises in late antique art from Egypt. She works for the Skulpturensammlung und Museum fur Byzantinische Kunst, Staatliche Museen in Berlin. SELLING POINTS: New title in the prestigious series of 3500 years of Textile Art and Dress Accessories of the 1st Millennium AD 280 colour illustrations