Traditional Textiles of Central Asia
Author(s): Janet Harvey
An illustrated survey of the vivid and romantic textile tradition of Central Asia. The colour plates display the opulent silks and velvets, the exquisite embroideries, felts and woollen fabrics produced throughout the area in the workshops of the Silk Route, the houses of the smaller villages and towns and in the nomads' tents on their outdoor looms. The author describes the decorative motifs, the materials, dyes and looms; the types of objects made and their diverse regional and tribal variations; the clothes and costumes; and the lavish embroideries and embellishments.
Product Information
The history and motifs; the materials and dyes; felts, weaving and dress; applied decoration.
General Fields
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- : Thames & Hudson Ltd
- : Thames & Hudson Ltd
- : 0.78
- : 15 September 1997
- : 297mm X 210mm X 15mm
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Special Fields
- : Janet Harvey
- : Paperback
- : New edition
- : 746.0958
- : 160
- : 262 illustrations, 212 in colour