Empire of style : silk and fashion in Tang China

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Tang dynasty (618–907) China hummed with cosmopolitan trends. Its capital at Chang'an was the most populous city in the world and was connected via the Silk Road with the critical markets and thriving cultures of Central Asia and the Middle East. In Empire of Style, BuYun Chen reveals a vibrant...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chen, Buyun (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2019]
Subjects:
To 1500
Clothing and dress > China > History > To 1500.
Fashion > China > History > To 1500.
Silk > China > History > To 1500.
Silk industry > China > History > To 1500.
HEALTH & FITNESS / Beauty & Grooming
HISTORY / Asia / China
Clothing and dress
Fashion
Silk
Silk industry
Tang Dynasty (China)
Kleidung
Mode
Seidenindustrie
China > History > Tang dynasty, 618-907.
Chine > Histoire > 618-907 (Dynastie des Tang)
China
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to this title online (unlimited users allowed)
Table of Contents:
  • History : cloth and the logics of cosmopolitan empire
  • Discourse : fashion and sumptuary regulation
  • Style : fashioning the Tang beauty
  • Design : silk and the logics of fashion
  • Desire : men of style and the metrics of fashion

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