5000 years of textiles
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5000 years of textiles
British Museum Press in association with the Whitworth Art Gallery and the Victoria and Albert Museum, c1993
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Includes bibliographical reference (p. 306-311) and index
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Description
A work of reference which performs as a comprehensive survey of textile art and production around the world, dating from prehistory to the present day. Subjects include costumes, period interiors, and archive photographs; also a variety of fabrics ranging from the simplest handwoven cloth to rich brocades and intricate embroidery. The book begins with an illustrated section explaining the techniques and terminology of making and decorating textiles of all types, including weaving, tapestry, embroidery, lace, dyeing and printing, knitting, netting, felt and bark cloth.
Table of Contents
- Part 1 A survey of textile techniques, Jennifer Harris: weaving
- tapestry
- rug weaving
- embroidery
- lace
- dyeing and printing
- knitting
- netting, knotting and crochet
- felt and bark cloth. Part 2 A survey of world textiles: the Ancient World - the Mediterranean, Joan Allgrove McDowell
- central and northern Europe, John-Peter Wild
- the Near and Middle East - Sassanian textiles, early Islamic textiles, Joan Allgrove McDowell
- Byzantine silks, Anna Muthesius
- Safavid Iran (1499-1722), the Ottoman Empire, Joan Allgrove McDowell
- Central Asian textiles, Jennifer Wearden
- Palestinian embroidery, Shelagh Weir
- India and Pakistan - historical development and trade, tribal textiles, Margaret Hall
- carpets - carpets of the Middle and Far East, Patricia L. Baker
- the Far East - China, Verity Wilson
- Japan, Susan-Marie Best
- South-East Asia, Sylvia Fraser-Lu
- Western Europe - Sicilian silks, Anna Muthesius
- Italian silks (1300-1500), Lisa Monnas
- Italian silks (1500-1900), Spanish silks, Jacqueline Herald
- French silks (1650-1800), Lesley Miller
- figured linen damasks, Jacqueline Herald
- tapestry, Thomas Campbell
- embroidery, lace, Santina M. Levey
- printed textiles, Jennifer Harris
- Central and Eastern Europe - Eastern Europe, Jennifer Wearden
- Greece, the Greek Islands and Albania, Roderick R. Taylor
- the Americas - colonial North America (1700-1990s), Mary Schoeser
- native North America, Colin and Betty Taylor
- Latin America, Chloe Sayer and Penny Bateman
- Africa - North Africa, Caroline Stone
- sub-Saharan Africa and the offshore islands, John Mack.
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