Textiles for this world and beyond - Couverture souple

Gittinger, Mattiebelle

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1857593766 ISBN 13 : 9781857593761

Editeur : Scala Publishers Ltd, 1999

Synopsis

This sumptuous book, published to accompany the exhibition at the Textile Museum, Washington DC in Spring 2005, presents a fascinating overview of the use of cloth, its function in society and the messages contained within colour, pattern and technique. Encompassing Muslim, Christian, Hindu, Indonesian and Malaysian societies, it describes how each share a common heritage by their extraordinary sense of the power of cloth. Before cloth and cloth patterning became solely an aspect of commercial transactions, these societies gave textiles a significance that empowered them to enter all aspects of life, whether as a sign of benevolence from the gods to a ruler, a supreme honour to the dead, symbols of contractual alliances and obligation or as items of beauty and conceit. Within the South East Asian continent, the fine details of textile construction and usage weave an historical record of these societies and this beautifully designed and informative book reveals this legacy in a succinct and fascinating way.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Scala Publishers Ltd
• Date d'édition: 1999
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1857593766
• ISBN 13: 9781857593761
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 136
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible