İpek: the crescent & the rose : imperial Ottoman silks and velvets

Contents

The historical and cultural background -- Textiles and ceremonies at the Ottoman court -- The Ottoman silk industry -- A chronological overview -- The silk industry in Bursa -- The silk industry in Istanbul -- Other centres -- Trade -- Ottoman silks in the Balkans, Poland and Russia -- Italian silks for the Ottoman market -- Silk textile manufacturing -- The basics of silk manufacturing -- The design of patterned silks -- Production efficiencies -- The three favoured weaves -- Dating Ottoman silk textiles -- Methodologies -- Catalogue of dateable Ottoman silk textiles -- The question of the Topkapi Palace labels -- Designs and layouts -- Technical analyses of selected textiles.