Lunchtime Lecture: Byzantine Silk on the Silk Roads

Name: Lunchtime Lecture: Byzantine Silk on the Silk Roads
Start: 2023-02-23 13:00:00 +0000
End: 2023-02-23 13:55:00 +0000
Location: V&A South Kensington

This talk is part of the V&A Academy Lunchtime Lecture Series. No booking is required.

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Thursday, 23 February 2023 at V&A South Kensington
V&A South Kensington
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+44 (0)20 7942 2000

V&A South Kensington

Cromwell Road
London, SW7 2RL
The Lydia and Manfred Gorvy Lecture Theatre
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Lunchtime Lecture: Byzantine Silk on the Silk Roads photo

A feast for the eyes and the mind, Sarah E. Braddock Clarke's recent publication Byzantine Silk on the Silk Roads follows ‘Journeys between East and West, Past and Present’ via glorious Byzantine woven silks from the infamous Silk Roads. Join Sarah as she discusses the book: exploring world-class museums and archives, historical textiles are appraised in terms of their symbolism and codes, while examples of contemporary fashion, inspired by the Byzantine era, deliver a passion for evocative imagery and patterns in jewel-like colours and rich textures.

Sarah Elizabeth Braddock Clarke is Senior Lecturer in Fashion Design at Falmouth University, Cornwall, UK. Her area of research lies in materials and technologies, fashion and cultural identities with a particular interest in East – West exchanges.

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