Textiles, Tools and Techniques of the 1st Millennium AD from Egypt and Neighbouring Countries: Proceedings of the 8th Conference of the Research Group 'Textiles from the Nile Valley', Antwerp, 4-6 October 2013

As one of the very few books exclusively devoted to Late Roman, Early Byzantine and Early Islamic textiles from Egypt, this book serves both as a sourcebook for scholars as well as a stimulation for non-specialists. With 15 essays written by specialists on detailed studies such as the technology of pleating, the radiocarbon dating of well-known textiles, the fittings of child tunics...