The Primary Structures of Fabrics: An Illustrated Classification - Couverture rigide

Emery, Irene

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0500016232 ISBN 13 : 9780500016237

Editeur : Thames & Hudson Ltd, 2005

Synopsis

Irene Emery was one of America's leading authorities on ancient fabrics and textiles before her death in 1981. Her studies led her to become increasingly concerned with the haphazard and confusing terminology for describing fabrics in a precise way, and she began serious study of this problem at the Laboratory of Anthropology Santa Fe in 1947, and later at the textile museum in Washington D.C. This book is a result of these studies, recognised as a classic when first published in America. The book's essential strength is its universality: for the first time a definition of the actual structural make up, of fabrics and their component parts is clear and accessible to all, whether the purpose of study is an aspect of design, history, or cultural significance and whatever its scope chronologically or geographically. The structures, and the descriptive terms applied to them, are clearly presented according to their logical relationships to each other, generally moving from the simplest to the most complex. Illustrated with specially constructed and photographed examples, this monumental work is divided into three parts: the raw materials of fabric structures, the fabric structures themselves, and the structures - such as stitches or applique that are accessory to fabrics. The result is a book for all handweavers, craftworkers, industrial designers, art and textile historians, anthropologists and archaeologists.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Irene Emery's innovative construction of a comprehensive system of terminology for describing fabrics was recognized as a classic on the first publication in 1966. Based on years of study of a huge range of fabrics produced by hand or by strictly limited mechanization, its essential strength is its universality; whether the purpose of study is an aspect of design, history or cultural significance and whatever its scope chronologically or geographically, a definition of the actual structural makeup of fabrics and their component parts becomes clear and accessible to all. In this monumental work, the structures of fabrics and the descriptive terms applied to them are clearly presented according to their logical relationships to each other, moving from the simplest to the most complex. Illustrated both with specially constructed and photographed examples and with extant fabrics from different cultures, the book is divided into three parts: the raw materials of fabric structures (filaments and fabric elements); the fabric structures themselves, whether felted or made from interworked yarns; and structures such as stitches or appliqué.

Biographie de l'auteur

Irene Emery (1900-1981) was Curator of Technical Studies at the Textile Museum in Washington.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Thames & Hudson Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0500016232
• ISBN 13: 9780500016237
• Reliure: Relié
• Langue: anglais
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 368
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible