Islamic Textiles Essay

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Abstract Islamic art is an absolute accomplishment of pattern, colours and qualities and enrich in its unique styles. In Historical perspective the west has always underrated the Islamic art, despite the fact of it apparent remoteness from the western style of art, it makes an unswerving demand that is impossible to resist. Islamic art encompasses the media including mosaic, woodwork, ceramics and specifically textiles of supreme triumph (woven silks and oriental carpets), miniature painting, ornamented inscriptions and illuminated manuscripts. This paper gives the formal study of the art of Islamic textile and their materials, patterns, motifs, design units, colours, there social and cultural use, as well as there will be a major emphasis on esthetics of Islamic textiles and their periodic development in different Islamic eras and dynasties. Introduction: Like other assorted art forms that grown in the early Islamic period, textiles played a significant role in society, one that continued in subsequent periods. Textiles were abundant in Islamic lands (It represents the area stretching from Spain to India), serving as clothing, household furnishings, and portable architecture (tents). The production of and trade in textiles were highly urbane and profitable businesses that built upon Byzantine and Sasanian traditions. These textiles were made of highly expensive and costly materials, such as silk and gold- and silver-wrapped thread and ornamented with intricate designs; textiles were luxury goods signifying wealth, prominence and social ranking. Islamic textiles were also widely exported to the West, where there importance is featured by their influence on European languages. For example, the English words "cotton" and "mohair," and "taffeta" and "seersucker," derive, respectively, from Arabic and Persian. Despite of their dominance, comparatively

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