Histoire des textiles en Babylonie, 626-484 av. J.-C. : production, circulations et usages /
Quillien, Louise,
Histoire des textiles en Babylonie, 626-484 av. J.-C. : production, circulations et usages / Louise Quillien. - Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2022] - xvi, 742 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm - Culture and history of the ancient Near East, volume 126 1566-2055 ; . - Culture and history of the ancient Near East ; v. 126. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 652-718) and index.
Textiles were one of the most celebrated products of Near-Eastern craft in Antiquity. In Histoire des Textiles en Babylonie, 626-484 av. J.-C., Louise Quillien offers an analysis of textile manufacturing, exchanges and uses in Babylonian society. In a context where archaeological textile remains are rare, cuneiform texts provide rich information on this craft. The book demonstrates that through the study of objects, it is possible to highlight a whole section of the economy, culture, religion and social customs of an ancient society, and proposes to immerse the reader in the daily life of the inhabitants of Mesopotamia.
9789004463929
2021033470
Textile fabrics--History--Iraq--Babylonia--To 1500.
Textile fabrics, Ancient--History--Iraq--Babylonia--To 1500.
TS1316 / .Q55 2022
677.00935/5
Histoire des textiles en Babylonie, 626-484 av. J.-C. : production, circulations et usages / Louise Quillien. - Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2022] - xvi, 742 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm - Culture and history of the ancient Near East, volume 126 1566-2055 ; . - Culture and history of the ancient Near East ; v. 126. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 652-718) and index.
Textiles were one of the most celebrated products of Near-Eastern craft in Antiquity. In Histoire des Textiles en Babylonie, 626-484 av. J.-C., Louise Quillien offers an analysis of textile manufacturing, exchanges and uses in Babylonian society. In a context where archaeological textile remains are rare, cuneiform texts provide rich information on this craft. The book demonstrates that through the study of objects, it is possible to highlight a whole section of the economy, culture, religion and social customs of an ancient society, and proposes to immerse the reader in the daily life of the inhabitants of Mesopotamia.
9789004463929
2021033470
Textile fabrics--History--Iraq--Babylonia--To 1500.
Textile fabrics, Ancient--History--Iraq--Babylonia--To 1500.
TS1316 / .Q55 2022
677.00935/5