| Description |
568 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm |
| Note |
"1,058 color illustrations." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 557-559) and index. |
| Contents |
Impact : Context ; Language, legacies and learning ; Colour and the global vision -- Ingredients : Invention ; Intentions ; Alchemy -- Structure : Non-tensioned techniques ; Looping, knotting, lacing and twisting ; Loom-weaving -- Surface : Yarns ; Stitch ; Painting and printing -- Added dimensions : Letting the cloth speak ; Patchwork and quilting ; Textiles parkour -- Imagery : Identity ; Narrative ; Of time and place. |
| Summary |
This work comprises more than 1000 images that highlight the beauty, subtlety, simplicity or complexity of textiles created around the world. The juxtaposition of historical and contemporary examples highlights the skill and imagination of textile designers throughout history, as well as the remarkable range of achievements. |
| Subject |
Textile fabrics -- History.
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Textile design -- History.
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Textile fabrics -- Pictorial works.
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Textile design. (OCoLC)fst01148616
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Textile fabrics. (OCoLC)fst01148636
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Textilien. (DE-588)4059615-1
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Pictorial works. (OCoLC)fst01423874
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| ISBN |
0500516456 (hardback) |
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9780500516454 (hardback) |
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