Africa On The Floor - A New Voice and Medium for Contemporary African Art
by Lande Anjous-Zygmunt
Persian Rugs and Carpets
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by Ton Viet Ta
Providing an in-depth review of the current practice, ethics and materials of textile conservation, and concentrating on decorative art objects from the major cultures, this book provides a basis from which to develop practical skills and gives background information for preventative and remedial purposes. A wide variety of case histories in included, several of which involve major investigations into technical records.
The tradition of rug hooking is alive and kicking in the Heart of Dixie. Through 844 images, meet the people behind these hooked rugs of art, including a Hollywood great that gave it all up to hook rugs in Georgia. Be incarcerated with Mississippi hookers at Jail House Rock. Visit a Tennessee home with an all rug-hooking décor. Meet a Southern Tasha Tudor who is "the" expert on natural dyeing. Take a look back at rug hooking in rural Alabama between the two World Wars, and see what was considere...
A brilliantly quirky and affectionate look at a British institution: Wetherspoon Pubs and their incredible carpets. If you’ve ever been in a Wetherspoon's (and who hasn't), you’ve probably looked down and noticed the brilliantly-hued carpet beneath your feet. But that carpet isn’t just for disguising spilt drinks… Each...
Early Carpets and Tapestries on the Eastern Silk Road
by Gloria Granz Gonick
The carpets and tapestries created along the Silk Road over five hundred years ago, with riveting yet puzzling designs, have been preserved in closed treasure houses in the former Japanese capital since the fourteenth to fifteenth centuries. They are brought out only one day a year for a Shinto-Buddhist festival procession and quickly returned to storage. This book is about their shrouded origin in China, the pariahs who wove them, the meaning of their obscure motifs, and the reasons for the sec...
This is the story of tribal rugs both ancient and modern. It explores their decorating potential and care, and explains how to purchase rugs wisely.
Lady Is One Awesome Mom, Mother Daughter Journal (Lined Journal Gift for Mothers, #2)
by Love Me Studio
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by Hell Kitchen Studio
Stars of the Caucasus
by Michael Franses, Jennifer Wearden, Moya Carey, and Irina Koshoridze
Published on the occasion of an important international loan exhibition at The Azerbaijan Carpet Museum in Baku, this multi-author book is much more than a mere catalogue. Written by a team of international museum professionals and independent scholars, it is the first co-ordinated and detailed study of the West Caspian region's characteristic silk embroideries. The book traces the history of embroidery in the Caucasus, the multi-cultural sources of domestic embroidery iconography and designs in...
Sweet strawberries, bold florals, grandma's kitchen plaid, and state souvenir tablecloths: these are some of the images in this comprehensive reference guide for everyone who loves vintage linens. A wonderful, thoroughly researched pictorial reference guide with over 500 striking photographs of vintage tablecloths, period advertising and packaging, up-to-date values, and detailed captions. Organized by decades, the book covers the history of the printed tablecloth from the 1700s to the 1950s, an...