Rugs Textiles category: 144 books
by Linda Kline
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2010
Publishers Weekly Review This basic guide to oriental rugs is organized to the advantage of the novice collector. A comprehensive section describes and illustrates the 41 most common motifs (geometric, floral and medallion styles and their variations) and the geographic areas where these motifs are...
Oriental Rugs
An Illustrated Lexicon of Motifs, Materials, and Origins
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2013
This monumental reference work—long awaited by collectors and scholars—fills an important gap in the available literature on oriental rugs.
Lavishly illustrated with over 1000 photographs and drawings, it offers clear and precise definitions for the rug and textile terms in use across a...
by Charles Jacobsen
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2012
This classic oriental rug guide is still the most comprehensive and authoritative book for buying or selling rugs—essential reading for any collector.
Author, Charles W. Jacobsen was a world renowened authority on Oriental rugs. Check Points on How to Buy Oriental Rugs represent the essence...
by Charles Jacobsen
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2012
This authoritative reference contains a vast amount of information about Oriental rugs.
Oriental Rugs: A Complete Guide is the first large volume on the subject to be printed in the past forty-five years is meant for the individual who is interested in purchasing his first Oriental Rug, as...
Textiles of Southeast Asia
Trade, Tradition and Transformation
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2012
Textiles provide a visual history of a country's culture and crafting traditions in a way few other things can accomplish. In Textiles of Southeast Asia, Dr. Robyn Maxwell provides the definitive work on Southeast Asian textiles.
Traditional textiles are one of the most widely collected and...
by Adolf Hackmack
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2012
This guide to chinese rugs is a classic work of art history and of enormous importance to collectors, artists and casual readers alike.
First published in the famous rug-making city of Tientsin more than fifty years ago in a limited edition, Chinese Carpets and Rugs has unjustly been out of...
by Murni
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2013
From Tattoos to Textiles unlocks a rich world of secret symbols, many of whose meanings have been lost, and which are sometimes even hidden from those who make, wear and use them.
It is a fascinating journey into history, geography, anthropology and art. The world of Indonesian textiles is...
Batik, Traditional Textiles of Indonesia
From The Rudolf Smend & Donald Harper Collections
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2011
Batik occupies a special place in Indonesian culture. Each fabric has a rich story to tell—as a reflection of the nation's religious beliefs, sophisticated court cultures and cosmopolitan history.
The extraordinary textiles in this book are from the collections of Rudolf Smend and Donald...
by Brigitta Hauser-Schaublin, Marie-Louise Nabholz-Kartaschoff
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2012
In this beautifully illustrated book, three experts examine the history, production and uses of textiles in Balinese society. Many fine pieces are presented, their raw materials and methods of weaving and dyeing are described, and the complex symbolism and ritual functions of each are explained in detail.
Kimono Design
An Introduction to Textiles and Patterns
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2017
Kimono Design: An Introduction to Textiles and Patterns uses hundreds of photographs and a wealth of information on colors, fabrics and embellishments to paint a portrait of Japanese culture, art and thought. Lavish classical patterns, sweeping scenes, and the many motifs that have been woven, dyed,...
Fustat Finds
Beads, Coins, Medical Instruments, Textiles, and Other Artifacts from the Awad Collection
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2001
Corroded pieces of metal, stamped lumps of copper, broken bits of glass with partial inscriptions, fragments of textiles, tiny beads-these were the raw material found at al-Fustat, the site of the first Muslim settlement in Egypt in the seventh century and the heart of Cairo for many centuries following....
by Vittoria Rosatto
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2013
This book deals with the lace industry, exploring its history in England, Europe, and in the United States. Lace is a decorative, open-work fabric formed by looping, interlacing, braiding or twisting threads of various fibres. Concentrating on the invention of mechanical production, this comprehensive...
Conversations with a Curator
Understanding and Caring for Aged Textiles and Clothing
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2015
If youve ever been handed down an old piece of clothing or discovered such a treasure in an attic or closet, youve probably had a variation of this thought: What is one to do with an interesting textile or an intriguing and maybe wearable relic?
Alda G. Kaye, who became the curator of a large...
by Eric Maclagan
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2016
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.