Textiles

ISBN: 9780500516454
Yazar: Mary Schoeser
Cilt tipi: Sert Kapak

Textiles are the most ubiquitous and diverse creative art 
form on earth. This new book celebrates their spectacular and enduring appeal like no other.

Mary Schoeser's knowledge is gleaned from a lifetime in the textile arts to present a sweeping survey of the role textiles have played throughout history.

• Over 1,000 historical and contemporary imagesand highly informed texts illustrate the huge variety of materials, as well as their possible manipulations and treatments.
• Detailed descriptionsinclude histories of private collections and underscore the importance 
of context for appreciating the detail of fabric and cloth.
• An extensive resource sectionprovides information about museum and textile associations around the world, making this the one book that all lovers of textiles will want to own.

English

2012

568 Pages

28 x 23 cm