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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Elizabeth Cumming , David WeirPublisher: Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd Imprint: Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd Edition: New edition Dimensions: Width: 22.00cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 26.00cm Weight: 1.161kg ISBN: 9781848221055ISBN 10: 1848221053 Pages: 192 Publication Date: 28 June 2012 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsContents: Foreword, Alastair Salvesen; A Century at Dovecot, Elizabeth Cumming; Dovecot Today, David Weir; Selected Tapestries Explored; Dovecot's Weavers; List of Tapestries and Carpets; Glossary, Douglas Grierson; Bibliography; Editor's Acknowledgements; Picture Credits; Index.Reviews'This sumptuously illustrated catalogue charts the trials and tribulations, as well as the extraordinary talent of the world's longest running tapestry workshop.' Decorative Arts Society Author InformationArt historian and curator, Dr Elizabeth Cumming is an Honorary Research Fellow at the Universities of Glasgow and Edinburgh, and a former Keeper of the Edinburgh City Art Centre and lecturer in design history at Edinburgh College of Art. She has written many catalogues and articles on nineteenth- and twentieth-century Scottish art and design. Her books include The Arts and Crafts Movement (with Wendy Kaplan, 1991) and Hand, Heart and Soul: The Arts and Crafts Movement in Scotland (2006). David Weir practised as a lawyer in Glasgow and London before moving to live and work in France. Since 2000, as Director of Dovecot Studios, he has devoted his time to re-energising and developing its artistic vision and activity. A Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, David Weir is also a member of the Worshipful Company of Weavers and currently sits on the Board of Creative Edinburgh. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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