这是一本不同寻常的纺织品合集，因为它介绍的纺织品产自伊斯兰地区，并且在丝绸之路沿途进行交易，其中的大部分纺织品此次是首次公开。

科威特阿尔萨巴赫收藏(The al-Sabah Collection)收藏了一系列精美的古代纺织品，它们产自伊斯兰地区，大部分来自九世纪到十五世纪，在丝绸之路沿途进行交易。丝绸之路是一张古代商道网络，1500多年来，连接着中国、中亚和拜占庭。这本引人入胜的专著介绍了这些伊斯兰产品以及精选的中国纺织品，其历史可追溯至汉朝（公元25-220年）至元代（公元13-14世纪）。

A remarkable collection of textiles made in Islamic lands and traded along the Silk Road, most of which are published here for the first time.

The al-

Sabah Collection, Kuwait, holds a spectacular array of ancient textiles created in Islamic lands, mostly from the ninth to the fifteenth centuries, and traded along the Silk Road, the network of ancient trade routes that linked China, Central Asia, and Byzantium for more than 1,500 years. This fascinating volume presents these Islamic pieces along with a selection of predominantly Chinese textiles dating from the Han period (25–220 CE) to the Yuan period (thirteenth– fourteenth century CE).

This collection, which has remained largely unpublished until now, is a rich source of information, not only for the history of textiles, but also for the history of the Silk Road itself. Together, the exceptional beauty and variety of the garments and textile fragments reflect the many strands of influence along the Silk Road. New scientific analysis has enabled a number of these textiles to be dated with precision for the first time, making them an especially valuable scholarly resource.

Early Islamic Textiles from Along the Silk Road displays an astonishing range of textile motifs, patterns, and calligraphic designs. A selection of rare intact garments vividly evokes the lives of merchants, pilgrims, and travelers, as well as the inhabitants of countries linked by the Silk Road, making this a one-of-a-kind resource.