Textile artworks books

The 66 examples of embroideries illustrated in this book are from the Tulunid period, the Fatamid period, the Ayyubid...  Read More >>

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Appliques by the Weya collective in Zimbabwe are an outstanding example of art that has emerged from needlework...  Read More >>

Tucked away in the Appalachian Mountains of West Virginia, preserved for generations, handmade bed quilts are windows...  Read More >>

"Includes the chapters Macaroni Masculinities; Fashioning the Gentleman; A Study of Henry Poole and Co, Saville...  Read More >>

During the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, painting on textile supports was carried out side by side with panel...  Read More >>

This text showcases important 80 objects from the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. Essays survey the...  Read More >>

"Taking as it starting point a definition of ""fashion"" as the cultural construction of the embodied identity,...  Read More >>

This new collection of photographs catalogues hundreds of varieties of textiles, grouped by structure and surface...  Read More >>

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Examining the experiences of the international community of batik producers, this book studies individual and collective...  Read More >>

"Greta Garbo, Joan Crawford, Marlene Dietrich -- all were icons of beauty and glamour in 1930s Hollywood. Screen...  Read More >>

Activities with unspun sheep's wool offer a wide range of creative possibilities for both children and adults. Shows...  Read More >>

This volume includes articles on the relationship between dress, the body and technology, fashion writing in 19th-century...  Read More >>

In the Eastern world carpets and rugs have been used for prayer, shelter, the transportation of goods and of course...  Read More >>

A catalogue of textiles from the highlands of Guatemala in the Ethnographic Department of The British Museum. This...  Read More >>

The decorative arts relating to the person and to the domestic interior are given attention.  Read More >>

Pictorial documentation of textile fabrics.  Read More >>

"The first two issues in 1999 of this journal feature articles on ""Women and the veil"" by Fadwa El Guindi of the...  Read More >>

Covers the history of British textile design from 1940 to the present day. The text explores key themes such as...  Read More >>

Drawing examples from a range of African cultures, this book focuses on the art patronage systems that stimulate...  Read More >>

Drawing examples from a range of African cultures, this book focuses on the art patronage systems that stimulate...  Read More >>

"Includes: ""Masks, Mirrors and Mannequins: Elsa Schiaparelli and the Decentred Subject""; ""Transvesty - Travesty:...  Read More >>

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