Textiles of the Middle East and Central Asia: The Fabric of Life

Bestseller #1 The Gallery Of Antique Costumes And Textiles

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  • ASIN: 0500519919
  • ISBN: 0500519919
  • Brand: THAMES HUDSON
  • Manufacturer: Thames & Hudson
  • A beautifully illustrated exploration of the textile traditions of a culturally diverse region, from the late eighteenth century to the present day, featuring works from the extraordinary textile collection at the British MuseumTextiles of the Middle East and Central Asia explores the significance and beauty of textiles from across the Middle East, Turkey, and Central Asia. This vast region has been the focus of population movements, exploration, and trade for thousands of years and is home to a wealth of textile traditions. From the intricate embroidery on a Palestinian wedding dress to the complex iconography on an Afghan war rug, textiles reflect the beliefs, practices, and experiences of people from these lands.The book is arranged thematically with pieces grouped according to their purpose or meaning, enabling, for example, the comparison of domestic furnishings, wedding attire, and children’s garments from across the region. The book also includes contemporary works that grapple with modern political issues.The textiles featured include male and female garments, hats and headdresses, rugs and felts, children’s clothing, dolls, tent hangings, amulets and animal harnesses. ... [Read More]


    Chinese Dress: From the Qing Dynasty to the Present

    Bestseller #2 The Gallery Of Antique Costumes And Textiles

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  • UPC: 676251836639
  • ASIN: 0804836639
  • ISBN: 0804836639
  • Brand: Tuttle Publishing
  • Manufacturer: Tuttle Publishing
  • Featuring over 450 archival photographs and line drawings, Chinese Dress traces the evolution of Chinese clothing from court and formal costumes to the fashions of modern China. A comprehensive and sumptuously illustrated book, Chinese Dress is the essential reference for costume historians, fashion designers and collectors, as well as lovers of beautiful clothes everywhere. Chapters include:Dress of the Qing Manchu Rulers 1644-1911Dress of the Manchu Consorts 1644-1911Attire of Mandarins and MerchantsAttire of Chinese WomenRepublican Dress 1912-1949Clothing of the Lower ClassesClothing for ChildrenDress in New China 1950-2006From Imperial robes to foot binding to the cheongsam, Chinese Dress spotlights traditional Chinese dress against a background of historical, cultural and social change, opening a fascinating window for anyone seeking to deepen their understanding of China, Chinese culture and Chinese fashion history.


    Embroidered Identities: Ornately Decorated Textiles and Accessories of Chinese Ethnic Minorities

    Bestseller #3 The Gallery Of Antique Costumes And Textiles

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  • ASIN: 9881902266
  • ISBN: 9881902266
  • Manufacturer: Hong Kong University Press
  • This publication accompanies the University Museum and Art Gallery’s exhibition of traditional Chinese costumes, baby carriers and silver ornaments drawn from the collection of Mei-yin Lee. Elaborately embroidered costumes and baby carriers, most of which originate with the Miao, Dong, Shui and Zhuang ethnic tribes of the south-western Chinese provinces of Guizhou, Yunnan, and Guangxi are decorated with richly coloured, stitched and sewn ornamentations―and sometimes silver applications―indigenous to the particular culture and long-lived traditions they derive from. As some ethnic minorities lack a written script, the symbolism and colour-coding found in their textiles form a visual language that presents an important cultural and anthropological development and heritage still in practice today.


    Tribal Textiles of Southwest China: Thread Songs from Misty Land; The Philippe Fatin Collection

    Bestseller #4 The Gallery Of Antique Costumes And Textiles

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  • ASIN: 6167339716
  • ISBN: 6167339716
  • Manufacturer: River Books Press Dist A C
  • •Lavishly illustrated with over 320 color illustrations•Photographs of weaving methods, traditional dying methods and ceremonies•One of the world's great textile collections•Written by acclaimed writer Catherine Bourzat whose previous works includes books on India and Sri LankaPhilippe Fatin is a traveler, photographer and collector who has established a world-class collection of tribal textiles from southern China.These exquisitely colorful, hand-woven textiles are highly prized by collectors and here for the first time is the most extensive collection of garments collected from tribes across southern China including the Bazhai, Zhouxi, Xijiang and Gedong amongst others. The distinctive styles, colors and motifs from each are looked at in turn and the remarkable photographs allow the reader to appreciate the intricacy of each piece and the tradition prized by each tribe.Profusely illustrated with over 320 color illustrations the book not only studies the designs themselves but shows the ceremonies the textiles are made for, the traditional weaving methods employed as well other ornamentations such as headpieces and fastenings as well dying techniques and working methods.... [Read More]


    The Mode in Hats and Headdress: A Historical Survey with 198 Plates (Dover Fashion and Costumes)

    Bestseller #5 The Gallery Of Antique Costumes And Textiles

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  • UPC: 800759467624
  • ASIN: 0486467627
  • ISBN: 0486467627
  • Manufacturer: Dover Publications
  • A year after R. Turner Wilcox received rave reviews for her ultimate fashion reference, The Mode in Costume, she decided to zero in on one chic category to give it the close-up it deserved. The result is this extraordinary handbook that covers the worldwide evolution of almost five thousand years of hats, hairstyles, and headdress for both sexes. Since ancient times, men and women have used hats and headgear for everything from adornment and protection to establishing their rank in society. With hundreds of illustrations and fascinating text, this comprehensive survey extends from 3000 B.C. to mid-twentieth century. The showcase depicts an astonishing range of women's styles — Egyptian headdresses, Spanish mantillas, French straw sailor hats, buckle-trimmed tam-o-shanters, wedding veils, bonnets, snoods, and jeweled crowns. Men's headwear includes feather-trimmed turbans, soldiers' helmets, cowboy hats and top hats, derbies and boaters, berets, sombreros, and Homburgs. Hairstyles run the gamut as well: ringlets, topknots, and spit curls, ponytails, pageboys, and poodle cuts, as well as pompadours, mutton chops, and crew cuts. With delightful details on jewelry, cosmetics, and bea... [Read More]


    Folk and Festival Costume: A Historical Survey with Over 600 Illustrations (Dover Fashion and Costumes)

    Bestseller #6 The Gallery Of Antique Costumes And Textiles

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  • UPC: 800759478712
  • ASIN: 0486478718
  • ISBN: 0486478718
  • Brand: imusti
  • Manufacturer: Dover Publications
  • A treasury of ethnic dress, this book ranges from the Amish of Pennsylvania to the Zulu of South Africa. Alphabetical entries cover more than 150 countries and regions, each represented by six or more illustrations. The survey covers not only all countries in which native dress is still worn but also those in which traditional garb appears only on festive occasions.Six hundred drawings by the author include images of men, women, and children and show details of characteristic decorative motifs and accessories. Captions on facing pages describe the costumes and their associated traditions. A valuable resource for designers, teachers, students, and researchers, this volume will fascinate everyone with an interest in the customs, designs, fabrics, and colors of international dress.


    Kimono Design: An Introduction to Textiles and Patterns

    Bestseller #7 The Gallery Of Antique Costumes And Textiles

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  • ASIN: 4805314281
  • ISBN: 4805314281
  • Brand: Tuttle Publishing
  • Manufacturer: Tuttle Publishing
  • 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, painted or embroidered into these textiles reveal a reflectiveness, a sense of humor, and an appreciation of exquisite beauty that is uniquely Japanese. Organized according to motifs traditionally associated with each season of the year, Kimono Design interprets the kimono's special language as expressed in depictions of: Flowers and grasses Birds and other animals Symbols of power, luck and prestige Land-and-seascapes scenes from literature, history and daily life scenes of travel and the Japanese concept of other lands and many others…Extensive notes on all the motifs demonstrate how the kimono reflects changing times and a sense of the timeless. Information on jewelry, hairpins and other accessories is scattered throughout to give a fuller sense of the Japanese art of dress. This is a volume that Japanophiles, historians, artists and designers will all cherish.


    Fancy Dresses Described: A Glossary of Victorian Costumes

    Bestseller #8 The Gallery Of Antique Costumes And Textiles

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  • UPC: 800759814251
  • ASIN: 0486814254
  • ISBN: 0486814254
  • Manufacturer: Dover Publications
  • The Victorians adored fancy-dress parties: what better way to escape the rigidity of social conventions than to spend a festive evening disguised as Cleopatra, a Swiss milkmaid, or Alice in Wonderland? Well-to-do party-goers of the era consulted Fancy Dresses Described, an elaborate guide to hundreds of glorious costumes. The book was so popular that it was updated several times; this is the sixth and final edition, originally published in 1896. Time has transformed it into an important historical document as well as an abundant cosplay resource. Twenty color and 40 black-and-white illustrations enhance the alphabetical entries, which are mostly for women's costumes but include a section on children's dress. Costumes range from the peasant garb of Austria, Italy, and Ireland to the finery of the six wives of Henry VIII, Marie Antoinette, and other members of French and English royalty. Additional entries spotlight characters from Shakespeare and Dickens; traditional apparel of Egypt and ancient Greece and Rome; Cinderella, Maid Marian, and other folkloric figures; as well as outfits suggested by astronomy, the seasons, the animal kingdom, and other thematic subjects. Costume desig... [Read More]


    Racinet's Full-Color Pictorial History of Western Costume: With 92 Plates Showing Over 950 Authentic Costumes from the Middle Ages to 1800

    Bestseller #9 The Gallery Of Antique Costumes And Textiles

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  • UPC: 800759254644
  • ASIN: 048625464X
  • ISBN: 9780486254647
  • Manufacturer: Dover Publications
  • Superb royalty-free plates from rare original edition of famed sourcebook depicts suits of armor from the Middle Ages, floor-length capes and striped tights of the Renaissance, the high-waisted Empire look of the Napoleonic era and much more. Includes military, civil, and religious garb from France, Spain, Italy, Holland, Germany, Scotland, Russia, and Poland.


    Indonesian Textiles at the Tropenmuseum

    Bestseller #10 The Gallery Of Antique Costumes And Textiles

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  • ASIN: 9460223907
  • ISBN: 9460223907
  • Brand: Ingramcontent
  • Manufacturer: LM Publishers
  • The Tropenmuseum Amsterdam houses about 12,000 textile objects that were collected over a period of 160 years. The majority of the objects were amassed during the time that Indonesia was a Dutch colony, the former Netherlands-Indies. This study presents the collection and the stories of the makers and users of the fabrics as well as those of the collectors who brought them to the Netherlands, who have studied and exhibited them. The textiles originate from all over the archipelago, from Aceh on Sumatra, to Tinambar in the east. A small part of the collection was made in the Netherlands for artistic or commercial reasons.


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