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Title
World textiles : a sourcebook.
Uniform Title
Fabric folios.
ISBN
9781566568708 pbk
1566568706 pbk
1566568706 pbk
Imprint
Northampton, Mass. : Interlink Books, 2012.
Language
English
Description
368 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 23 cm.
Call Number
NK8804 .W67 2012
Dewey Decimal Classification
677
Summary
Highlights from all nine volumes of the highly successful 'Fabric Folios' series to create the essential single-volume textile and design sourcebook.
Note
"The content of this book is drawn from material previously published in The British Museum Press Fabric Folios series: Textiles from the Balkans / Diane Waller ; Embroidery from Palestine / Sheila Weir ; Embroidery from Afghanistan / Sheila Paine ; Embroidery from India and Pakistan / Sheila Paine ; Miao textiles from China / Gina Corrigan ; Textiles from Guatamala / Ann Hecht ; Textiles from Mexico / Chloë Sayer ; Textiles from the Andes / Penelope Dransart and Helen Wolfe ; Silk in Africa / Chris Spring and Julie Hudson ; Printed and dyed textiles from Africa / John Gillow. The introduction (p. 6-69) was abridged and edited from the original Fabric Folio introductions by Chloë Sayer. The text on p. 51-55 was also written by Chloë."--T.p. verso.
Highlights from all nine volumes of the highly successful 'Fabric Folios' series to create the essential single-volume textile and design sourcebook.
Highlights from all nine volumes of the highly successful 'Fabric Folios' series to create the essential single-volume textile and design sourcebook.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 360-361) and index.
Credits
"The content of this book is drawn from material previously published in The British Museum Press Fabric Folios series: Textiles from the Balkans / Diane Waller ; Embroidery from Palestine / Sheila Weir ; Embroidery from Afghanistan / Sheila Paine ; Embroidery from India and Pakistan / Sheila Paine ; Miao textiles from China / Gina Corrigan ; Textiles from Guatemala / Ann Hecht ; Textiles from Mexico / Chloe Sayer ; Textiles from the Andes / Penelope Dransart and Helen Wolfe ; Silk in Africa / Chris Spring and Julie Hudson ; Printed and dyed textiles from Africa / John Gillow. The introduction (p. 6-69) was abridged and edited from the original Fabric Folio introductions by Chloe Sayer. The text on p. 51-55 was also written by Chloe." -- T.p. verso.
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British Museum.
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Table of Contents
Textiles from the Balkans
Embroidery from Palestine
Embroidery from Afghanistan
Embroidery from India and Pakistan
Miao textiles from China
Textiles from Guatemala
Textiles from Mexico
Textiles from the Andes
Silk in Africa
Printed and dyed textiles from Africa.
Embroidery from Palestine
Embroidery from Afghanistan
Embroidery from India and Pakistan
Miao textiles from China
Textiles from Guatemala
Textiles from Mexico
Textiles from the Andes
Silk in Africa
Printed and dyed textiles from Africa.