African Textiles: Colour and Creativity Across a Continent - Brossura

Gillow, John

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0500292213 ISBN 13: 9780500292211

Casa editrice: Thames & Hudson, 2016

Riassunto

A lavishly illustrated and encyclopaedic, continent-wide survey of the textile traditions of Africa

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Informazioni sull?autore

John Gillow has spent over thirty years studying, collecting and lecturing on textiles. His books include Arts and Crafts of India (with Ilay Cooper and Barry Dawson), Indian Textiles (with Nicholas Barnard), Traditional Indonesian Textiles, World Textiles (with Bryan Sentance) and African Textiles.

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An encyclopaedic, continentwide survey of the textile traditions of Africa.

Now available in a compact paperback edition, this book remains the most comprehensive survey of African textiles on the market today, illustrating in over 570 spectacular colour photographs the traditional, handcrafted, indigenous textiles of the whole continent. Covering, region by region, the handmade textiles of West, North, East, Central and Southern Africa, African Textiles outlines the vast array of techniques used as well as the different types of loom, materials and dyes that help to create these sumptuous textiles. With a useful glossary and map, a guide to collections open to the public, and suggestions for further reading, this book provides a wealth of information on the rich art of African textiles.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Thames & Hudson
• Data di pubblicazione: 2016
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0500292213
• ISBN 13: 9780500292211
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 240
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile