An extremely rare and conspicuous find of oriental riding costumes in the late antique necropolis of Antinoopolis (Middle Egypt) brought together a number of specialists piecing together their evolution and historical context.
The first part deals with the evolution and distribution of the oriental riding costume in the Middle and Near East through the ages and the historical background on the find spot.
The second part focuses on the original costumes in various museum collections including much so far unpublished material, technical researches and reconstructions. Surprising new...

This publication deals with textiles from Egypt of the first millennium AD, supplied with Greek, Coptic and Arabic inscriptions. Originating from a period of changing cultures, religions and languages these objects became a valuable historical source. For the first time they are discussed from multi-disciplinary view points.