{"product_id":"9783689241179","title":"Textiles in Manuscripts: A Local and Global History of the Book","description":"\u003cb\u003eAuthor: Melissa Moreton, Suzanne Conklin Akbari (eds.)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreserved between the covers of books, textiles offer a remarkable glimpse into how the local production of books was connected to vibrant global trade networks from late antiquity through the early modern period. This volume takes a unique interdisciplinary approach to examining the widespread use of textiles in books and manuscripts, ranging from practical uses to the ornamental and beyond. It opens a deeper understanding of trade, patronage, and religious and cultural networks.Textiles appear in manuscripts in many forms: as a delicate overlay used to adorn or protect a precious painted illumination; as silk robes wrapping sacred texts; as the sturdy fabric that supports an intricately sewn binding; as a repurposed bit of cloth, taken from a liturgical vestment, concealed within the volume to convey sacrality. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN 9783689241179. De Gruyter. hb. 320 pages. 100 colour, 50 b\/w ills. 28 x 21 cm.\u003cbr\u003ePublication date: February 2026.\u003cbr\u003eout of stock, available to order\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"De Gruyter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47025566548125,"sku":"9783689241179","price":180.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/1439\/9645\/files\/9783689241179.jpg?v=1780619813","url":"https:\/\/wholesale.manic.com.au\/products\/9783689241179","provider":"Books at Manic Wholesale","version":"1.0","type":"link"}