Textile artworks: tapestries, hangings & quilts books

174 books were found.

Bayeux Tapestry Secrets - French

Bayeux Tapestry Secrets - French

Author: Brian Williams ,  Brenda Williams
ISBN: 9781841652405
Format: Paperback
$14.99

Ever since it came to the world's attention in the 17th century, the world's most famous tapestry has been a source...  Read More >>

The Prestonpans Tapestry

The Prestonpans Tapestry

Author: Andrew Crummy
ISBN: 9780850111224
Format: Paperback
$51.75

The story of and historical background to the Prestonpans Tapestry, a modern-day celebration of Bonnie Prince Charlie...  Read More >>

The Prestonpans Tapestry

The Prestonpans Tapestry

Author: Andrew Crummy
ISBN: 9780850111217
Format: Hardback
$132.00

The story of and historical background to the Prestonpans Tapestry, a modern-day celebration of Bonnie Prince Charlie...  Read More >>

The Quilt: A History and Celebration of an American Art Form

The Quilt: A History and Celebration of an American...

Author: Elise Schebler Roberts ,  Sandra Dallas
ISBN: 9780760337851
Format: Paperback
$65.97

Offers a comprehensive history of American quilts and quilting. This title covers the whole, diverse history of...  Read More >>

Quilts, 1700-2010: Hidden Histories, Untold Stories

Quilts, 1700-2010: Hidden Histories, Untold Stories...

Author: Sue Prichard
ISBN: 9781851775958
Format: Hardback
$158.40

Quilts evoke the past - they stimulate our earliest memories of security and comfort and resonate with historical...  Read More >>

500 Art Quilts: An Inspiring Collection of Contemporary Work

500 Art Quilts: An Inspiring Collection of Contemporary...

Author: Ray Hemachandra ,  Karey Patterson Bresenhan
ISBN: 9781600590580
Format: Paperback
$65.87

Presents 500 contemporary art quilts, made in fabric and other media, and showcases some of the diverse designs,...  Read More >>

Ton of Holland: Contemporary Embroidery

Ton of Holland: Contemporary Embroidery

Author: Mattias Duyves ,  Roos van Put
ISBN: 9789078964476
Format: Hardback
$198.00

Ton of Holland employs two techniques in his work: first he paints on prepared linen, and then he creates the embroidery,...  Read More >>

Kantha: The Embroidered Quilts of Bengal from the Sheldon and Jill Bonovitz Collection and the Stella Kramrisch Collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art

Kantha: The Embroidered Quilts of Bengal from the Sheldon...

Author: Darielle Mason ,  Pika Ghosh
ISBN: 9780300154429
Format: Hardback
$158.40

Created from worn-out garments imaginatively embroidered by women with motifs and tales drawn from a rich regional...  Read More >>

American Quilts: The Democratic Art, 1780-2007

American Quilts: The Democratic Art, 1780-2007

Author: Robert Shaw
ISBN: 9781402747731
Format: Hardback
$105.60

A work on American quilts as art. It provides an insightful look at quilting aesthetics, and places the craft in...  Read More >>

Classic Quilts: From the American Museum in Britain

Classic Quilts: From the American Museum in Britain...

Author: Kate Hebert ,  Laura Beresford
ISBN: 9781857595987
Format: Paperback
$92.40

The American Museum in Britain's textile collection is recognised not only as the finest collection of American...  Read More >>

The Bayeux Tapestry: New Interpretations

The Bayeux Tapestry: New Interpretations

Author: Professor Martin Foys (Customer) ,  Karen Karen Overbey (Customer)
ISBN: 9781843834700
Format: Hardback
$168.19

New approaches to what is arguably the most famous artefact from the Middle Ages.  Read More >>

American Quilts and Coverlets in The Metropolitan Museum of Art

American Quilts and Coverlets in The Metropolitan Museum...

Author: Amelia Peck ,  Cynthia V. A. Schaffner
ISBN: 9780300159035
Format: Hardback
$79.07

Showcases the Metropolitan Museum's collection of 151 American quilts and coverlets. This book chronicles the development...  Read More >>

The Lady and the Unicorn

The Lady and the Unicorn

Author: Gottfried Buttner ,  Baruch Urieli
ISBN: 9781869890520
Format: Hardback
$105.60

Discusses the symbolism and real significance of the beautiful but enigmatic tapestries of the Paris Cluny Museum....  Read More >>

Wroughte in Gold and Silk: Preserving the Art of Historic Tapestries

Wroughte in Gold and Silk: Preserving the Art of Historic...

Author: Anita Quye ,  Kathryn Hallett
ISBN: 9781905267156
Format: Paperback
$25.85

Features important tapestries from major European collections showing the world-class research - scientific, artistic...  Read More >>

Tivaivai

Tivaivai

Author: Andrea Eimke ,  Susanne Kuchler
ISBN: 9780714125800
Format: Paperback
$132.00

Quilts generically known as tivaivai have been produced by women in the Cook Islands, the Hawaiian Islands, the...  Read More >>

Hawaiian Quilt Masterpieces

Hawaiian Quilt Masterpieces

Author: Robert Shaw
ISBN: 9780789399632
Format: Hardback
$34.19

This title presents 55 remarkable historic and contemporary quilts, all reproduced in colour, that trace the history...  Read More >>

Massachusetts Quilts

Massachusetts Quilts

Author: Lynne Zacek Bassett
ISBN: 9781584657453
Format: Hardback
$158.40

The definitive treasury of Massachusetts's historic quilts, and a tribute to the creative spirit of their makers...  Read More >>

Quilt Artistry: Inspired Designs From The East

Quilt Artistry: Inspired Designs From The East

Author: Yoshiko Jinzenji
ISBN: 9784770030993
Format: Paperback
$39.95

Written by the author who began quilting after she came upon quilts made by Canadian Mennonites and was deeply moved...  Read More >>

English Embroidery in the Metropolitan Museum, 1575-1700: 'Twixt Art and Nature

English Embroidery in the Metropolitan Museum, 1575-1700:...

Author: Melinda Watt ,  Andrew Morrall
ISBN: 9780300129670
Format: Hardback
$171.60

Focuses on the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection of embroidered objects from England's late Tudor and Stuart...  Read More >>

Tapestry Conservation: Principles and Practice

Tapestry Conservation: Principles and Practice

Author: Frances Lennard
ISBN: 9780080455310
Format: Electronic book text
$263.87

Explores practice and research in tapestry conservation, promoting awareness of developments among conservators...  Read More >>

European Tapestries in the Art Institute of Chicago

European Tapestries in the Art Institute of Chicago...

Author: Koenraad Brosens ,  Pascal-François Bertrand
ISBN: 9780300119602
Format: Hardback
$198.00

Presents a variety of European tapestries from the Art Institute of Chicago, including medieval, Renaissance, and...  Read More >>

Alighiero e Boetti: Mappa

Alighiero e Boetti: Mappa

Author: Luca Cerizza ,  Alighiero e Boetti
ISBN: 9781846380280
Format: Hardback
$92.40

A study of Boetti's 1988 work Map, a tapestry map of the pre-postcommunist world made of brightly colored, painstakingly...  Read More >>

Alighiero e Boetti: Mappa

Alighiero e Boetti: Mappa

Author: Luca Cerizza ,  Alighiero e Boetti
ISBN: 9781846380273
Format: Paperback
$42.24

A study of Boetti's 1988 work Map, a tapestry map of the pre-postcommunist world made of brightly colored, painstakingly...  Read More >>

William Kentridge: Tapestries

William Kentridge: Tapestries

Author: Carlos Basualdo ,  Gabriele Guercio
ISBN: 9780300126860
Format: Hardback
$92.40

South African artist William Kentridge has produced an outstanding body of work in multiple mediums - drawings,...  Read More >>

Celebrate Celtic: Patterns and Ideas for Quilting Baskets, Hearts and Stars

Celebrate Celtic: Patterns and Ideas for Quilting Baskets,...

Author: Angela Madden
ISBN: 9781906314095
Format: Digital
$36.22

This ebook on CD from Celtic quilting expert Angela Madden helps you create your own impressive interlaced Celtic...  Read More >>

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