Fircks, Juliane von / Escritor Schorta, Regula / Escritor
This volume assembles the papers presented during a colloquium held at the Abegg-Stiftung in 2011. It is dedicated to elaborately patterned, often gold-enriched silks from the Middle East, Central Asia or China that can be found in European church treasuries and museum collections. The contributions highlight single achievements concerning technology, pattern evolution, and processing of the silks in view of the multifaceted exchange between East and West.