Author: Francesca Leoni et al 2016, 104pg. (English). Softcover. Catalog
Publisher: Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
The volume Power and Protection serves as a scholarly companion to an exhibition that investigated the profound role of divinatory and talismanic practices within the Islamic world from the twelfth through the twentieth centuries. This work illuminates the intricate interplay between spirituality, material culture, and the pursuit of metaphysical guidance, presenting more than one hundred exemplary objects of Islamic art. Among these are astrological charts, dream manuals, amulets, and talismanic garments, each of which functioned as instruments of protection, channels of divine insight, and tangible manifestations of belief. Collectively, these artifacts underscore the enduring significance of esoteric knowledge and protective symbolism in shaping religious, cultural, and intellectual life across centuries of Islamic civilization.
Author: Susan Conway – Editor: Jane Puranananda, 2003. 75pgs. (English). Softcover.
Publisher: The James H.W. Thompson Foundation, Bangkok
The exhibition presents an array of intricately woven and meticulously embroidered textiles, accompanied by regalia of exceptional craftsmanship produced by highly skilled artisans. These objects functioned as symbolic tokens of tribute and as instruments of diplomatic exchange among royal households. The prestige and authority of individual rulers were intimately tied to the adornment and public display of these coveted artifacts, which served not only as markers of status but also as embodiments of political legitimacy and cultural capital.
Author: Josephine Atkinson & Liecien de Guise, (editor), 2009. (English). Softcover
Publisher: Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
Although collectors care about their artefacts as much as museums do, they do not have the facilities to treat them as they deserve With “Practical Conservation” the museum aims to brings the expertise of the museum conservators to a wider audience. To enable future generations to enjoy a collection, this book will show how to care for your valuable treasures.
Author: various, 2015. 196pgs. (English). Softcover
Publisher: The China National Silk Museum, Hangzhou, China
The Silks from the Silk Road symposium was held from October 11 to 13, 2015 at the China National Silk Museum in Hangzhou, China. The book is a compilation of papers presented by national and international presenters: Susan Whitfield (UK). The Silk Road and Silk on the Silk Road. Zhao Feng (P.R. of China). Mapping Silk Road with Silks. Yang Hong (China/USA). Oxygen Isotope Fractionations during Silk Formation and Production: Foundations for Interpretations of Isotope Signatures in Ancient Silk Textiles Dominique Cardon (France). Dyes on the Silk Road, Travels of Color Fashions of natural colorants, of dyeing techniques. Zhang Baichun & Chen Wei (P.R. of China). Significance of Chinese drawloom in the history of Science. Rong Xinjiang (P.R. of China). The Silk Road is a Road of “Silk.” Yoko Tanaka (Japan). The Biwa Bag of the Repository. Sim Yeon-ok (South Korea). Excavated Gold Woven Silk in Ancient Korea (Late Goryeo Dynasty) Svetlana Pankova (Russia). Unearthed Early Silks from the Silk Road in Rusia. Svezdana Dode (Russia). Research of the Caucasian segment of the Silk Road in the 20th and 21st Centuries Anna Maria Muthesius. Cultural and Economic Exchange across Continents and the Western Church (7 – 15th centuries). Gu Wan-fa (P.R. of China). Paper in Chinese LiuBin (P.R. of China). Discoveries from the Qianshanyang excavation Site, located in Balidian City, Huzhou City, Zhejiang. Li Wenying (P.R. of China). Brief of “silk cultural relics of archaeological Discoveries in Qinjiang”. Qurbonov Syarof (Tajikistan). Orit Shamir (Israel). Medieval Silk Textiles in the Land of Israel. Tatiana Zhdanova (Russia). Textiles in the Museum of Islamic Art, Qatar, Doha. Sibel Alpasian Arҫa (Turkey). Otoman Silk Weaving Through the Examples of Ottoman Silk in Topkapi Palace Museum Collection. Marie-Louise Nosch (Austria). Silk in Greek and Roman Literature Lin Melcun (P.R. of China). The Gᾱndhᾱrῑ Documents concerning Silk. Dagmar Schaefer (Germany). Power and Silk: The Central State and Localities in State-owned Manufacture during the Ming Reign (1368-1644). Judith Caneron (Australia). New Direct, Indirect and Questionable Archeaological Evidence for Silk in Vietnam Sartarrat Muddin & Suttirat Kaewaporn (Thailand). Silk Production and its History in Thailand. Mariah Waworuntu (Indonesia), Silk in Indonesia: History, Ancient and Current Silk Textiles. Lee Chor Lin (Singapore). Silk in Maritime South Asia. Masako Yoshida (Japan). Chinese Textiles exported to Europe and their influence – 16th to 18th Centuries. Maria Menshikova (Russia). Chinese Silk in Imperial Russia in the 17thy-18th Centuries. Ming Wilson (China/UK). Searching for Chinese Silk in Britain and Europe. Claudio Zanier (Italy). 18th Century Chinese Wallpapers with Silk Production Cycle in Europe. Chai Jianhong (P.R. of China). Making more Silk Clothes for More People – A Talk Beginning with my Association with Silks. Bokijon Mababayv & Hoshimov Hikmatulla (Uzbekistan). History of Weaving in Northeast Areas of Central Asia (Antiquity and Middle Ages).
Author: Ridwan Saidi, 1997. 221pgs. (Indonesian). Softcover
Publisher: Gunara Kata, Jakarta
The volume is authored by Ridwan Saidi, an indigenous scholar deeply engaged in the historiography, cultural anthropology, and ethnological traditions of the Betawi people. His ethnographic treatise critically challenges the hypothesis advanced by Lance Castle (1967), which posits that the Betawi population descends primarily from enslaved individuals imported by the Dutch beginning in 1597 during the era of the Dutch East Indies. Saidi counters this assertion by referencing archaeological evidence, including the discovery of Neolithic lithic implements in the Condet region and epigraphic inscriptions near Tugu, which collectively indicate that the Jakarta area had been continuously inhabited for approximately two millennia. Furthermore, the author undertakes a philological and cultural analysis, elucidating the etymology of village toponyms, explicating proverbial expressions, documenting artistic practices, and preserving oral traditions alongside biographical narratives of prominent figures within Betawi society
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