| Edition |
Revised and expanded [edition]. |
| Description |
240 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical refences (pages 233-234) and index. |
| Contents |
Guide to identification -- The Far East -- The Indian subcontinent -- Central Asia -- The Middle East -- West, Central and East Africa -- North Africa -- Southeast Europe -- Eastern Europe -- The Baltic states -- Scandinavia -- Central Europe -- Western Europe -- North America -- Central America -- South America -- The decorative power of cult -- The great goddess -- The tree of life -- The hunt -- The sun -- Religion and its patterns -- Taoism - Buddhism -- Hinduism -- Islam -- Zoroastrianism -- Christianity -- The magical source of protection -- The magic of embroidery -- Protective embroidery -- Supplementary embroidery -- Patterns -- Materials -- The power of red -- High days and holy places -- Transitional embroidery. |
| Subject |
Embroidery -- Themes, motives.
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Textile fabrics -- Themes, motives.
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Textile crafts.
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| ISBN |
9780500513941 hardback |
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0500513945 hardback |
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