Gillian Vogelsang-Eastwood

Encyclopedia of Embroidery from the Arab World

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Produktbeschreibung

Winner of the 2017 Dartmouth Medal of the American Library Association Best Single Volume Reference/Humanities and Social Sciences: The PROSE Awards 2017 Named a Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year 2017 For thousands of years, embroidered textiles have been produced across North Africa and the Middle East to decorate public buildings, homes and animals as well as to clothe men, women and children. They have played an important role in the social and cultural lives of communities and peoples and have reflected the economic and political changes that have affected the region from the earliest times. The Encyclopedia of Embroidery from the Arab World is the first reference work to chart the history of embroidery from Ancient Egypt to the present day and to offer an authoritative guide to all the major embroidery traditions of the region. It maps the diversity of embroidery from the Maghreb to the Gulf states, from Turkey to Sudan; traces the impact of trade, commerce, politics and religion on materials, colors, styles and fashions; introduces the embroiderers, their materials, equipment and techniques; and highlights the artistic and design influences of embroidery, through to its use by modern fashion designers. Richly illustrated with over 800 images (750 in colour) of clothes, accessories, cushions, bed linen, curtains, floor coverings and wall hangings, many of which have never been published before, the Encyclopedia is an essential resource for students and scholars of the subject.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 704
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. März 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 279mm x 217mm x 50mm
• Gewicht: 2551g
• ISBN-13: 9780857853974
• ISBN-10: 085785397X
• Artikelnr.: 38494102

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Gillian Vogelsang-Eastwood

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Acknowledgements 1. General Information Introduction The
Embroiderers Foreign Influences and Sources Materials and Equipment Hand
and Machine Embroidery Techniques Designs and Colours 2. Embroideries from
Archaeological and Historical Sources Embroideries from the Tomb of
Tutankhamun Late Classical and Early Medieval Embroideries from
Archaeological Sites in Egypt and Nubia Early Archaeological Embroideries
from the Eastern Mediterranean and Iraq Coptic, Byzantine and Arab Sicilian
Embroidery Late Medieval Embroideries from Egyptian Archaeological Sites
Embroideries from Qasr Ibrim, Egyptian Nubia - Nettie K. Adams, USA
Medieval Embroideries from the Qadisha Valley, Lebanon Medieval Styles of
Embroidery from Egypt and the Eastern Mediterranean Embroidered Tiraz
Snapshot: The Kiswa Egyptian Applique and the Street of the Tent Makers
Ottoman Turkish Embroidery - Sumru Krody, Textile Museum, USA 3. Regional
Embroidery from North Africa and the Middle East Snapshot: The Maghreb and
Embroidery Embroidery from Morocco - with Caroline Stone, University of
Cambridge, UK Snapshot: The Jewish Kiswa al-Kabira and Related Garments
Embroidery from Algeria Embroidery from Tunisia Embroidery from Libya
Snapshot: Tuareg Embroidery Embroidery from Egypt - with Shahira Mehrez,
Egypt Embroidery from Sudan Snapshot: The Aba and Bisht Samaritan and
Jewish Ritual Embroidery Ecclesiastical Vestments and Embroidery from Egypt
and the Eastern Mediterranean - Karel Innemee, Leiden University, The
Netherlands Embroidery and Dres from Lebanon - with Nour Majdalany,
Lebanese Heritage Foundation, Lebanon A General Introduction to Palestinian
Embroidery - with Widad Kawar, Jordan Palestinian Embroidery and Clothing -
with Widad Kawar, Jordan Negev and Sinai Bedouin Embroidery - with Shahira
Mehrez, Egypt Embroidery from Jordan - with Widad Kawar, Jordan Embroidery
from Syria - with Widad Kawar, Jordan and Layla Pio, Jordan Embroidery from
Iraq - with Layla Pio, Jordan Embroidery from Saudi Arabia - with Laila Al
Bassam and Tahani Al-Ajaji, College of Design and Arts, Princess Nora bint
Abdulrahman University (PNU), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Snapshot: Three Saudi
Arabian Fashion Designers Using Embroidery Embroidery from Yemen - with
Marjorie Ramson, USA Snapshot: Neksha Harazi: The Hand Embroidery Company
of Al Hajjarah, Yemen - Ghaleb Alburaai, Yemen, and Alison Elliott, UK
Embroidery from Oman and Zanzibar Snapshot: Zarri Metal Thread Embroidery
from India Embroidery from the Gulf States Snapshot: Colonel and Mrs
Dickson's Embroidered Garments 4. Appendices and Index Hand Embroidered
Stitches Stitch List Based on 'Family' Groups Stitch List A-Z Glossary of
National and Regional Dress Terms Glossary of Textile Terms Museum
Collections Bibliography Index