Flowers of Silk and Gold Introduction
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The Arthur D. Jenkins Library at The Textile Museum contains many holdings on the Ottoman Empire and its culture. The Library is open Wednesday through Friday 10 am to 2 pm and Saturday from 10 am to 4 pm. If you can't come to Arthur D. Jenkins Library ask at your local library for some books like the ones listed below.

Ottoman Empire and Ottoman Culture
Goodwin, Godfrey
1997
The Private World of Ottoman Women. Saqi Books, London.

Helmecke, Gisela
1995
Embroideries, A Wealth of Silk and Velvet, Ottoman Fabrics and Embroideries, pp. 25-76. Edited by Christian Erber. Edition Temmen, Bremen.

Krody, Sumru Belger
2000
Flowers of Silk and Gold: Four Centuries of Ottoman Embroidery. The Textile Museum and Merrell Publishers, Washington and London.

Pierce, Leslie P.
1993
The Imperial Harem: Women and Sovereignty in the Ottoman Empire. Oxford University Press, Oxford.

Scarce, Jennifer
1996
Domestic Culture in the Middle East: An Exploration of the Household Interior. National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh.

Taylor, Roderick R.
1993
Ottoman Embroidery. Interlink Books, New York.

Ther, Ulla
1995
Floral Messages from Ottoman Court Embroideries to Anatolian Trousseau Chests. Translated by Michaela Nierhaus. Edition Temmen, Bremen.
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