The Atlas of World Embroidery: A Global Exploration of Heritage and Styles

Name: The Atlas of World Embroidery: A Global Exploration of Heritage and Styles
Brand: Princeton University Press
SKU: 9780691261911
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"It's a feast for the eyes, and proves that abstraction has long been integral to world heritage and wasn't just something someone discovered in the 19th or 20th century." ---Hrag Vartanian, Hyperallergic

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"A visually captivating, deeply informative overview. . . . An exquisite, fascinating volume."-- "Kirkus, starred review"

Biographical Note:
Gillian Vogelsang-Eastwood is a design historian and textile archaeologist. She is director of the Textile Research Centre in Leiden, the Netherlands, and chief editor of the multivolume Bloomsbury World Encyclopedia of Embroidery. She is the coauthor of Dressed with Distinction: Garments from Ottoman Syria and Covering the Moon: An Introduction to Middle Eastern Face Veils.

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"Emphasizing the spectacular visual diversity of the art form, Vogelsang-Eastwood illuminates embroidery's global history." ---Kate Mothes, Colossal

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"Beautifully illustrated. . . .On this journey the author invites us to take by following the threads of embroidery, we enter the colorful world of details, skillfully reproduced in the Atlas to show how important precision is, even when the final effect will be a shade or a cluster of stitches. Focusing on detail, as Alexander Nemerov reminds us, will open the way for us to understand art, nature, and, ultimately, ourselves." ---Loretta Vandi, Giornale dell'Arte

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"[ The Atlas of World Embroidery] will serve as a valuable reference to any scholar of the textile arts and global cultures, fabric artists, and fabric hobbyists." ---Campbell Garland, ARLIS/NA Reviews

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"A remarkable survey of global stitching traditions. . . . [with] stunning photography[, ]. . . . all fiber artists should have The Atlas of World Embroidery in their libraries." ---Erika Zambello, Piece Work Magazine

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A richly illustrated history of embroidery and needlework, showcasing the glorious range of styles, motifs, and materials used around the world

Embroidery is one of the world's most widely shared forms of creative expression--and one of its most varied and diverse. It can be found in every region, yet its visual languages, themes, and techniques vary greatly: some are marked by unique styles and others show influences from neighboring cultures. The Atlas of World Embroidery examines many distinctive embroidery styles and traditions found across the Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australasia.

From the quillwork and birch boxes of Indigenous North America to the decorative matyo style of Hungary, the zardozi embroiderers of India, and the satin stitches of Han Dynasty China, Gillian Vogelsang-Eastwood provides a comprehensive history of embroidery, describing its materials and tools, its designs and symbols, and its uses and makers. Emphasizing the visual aspects of embroidery across cultures, the atlas features an unprecedented array of color images celebrating the art form.

Organized geographically by region and country, and focusing on hand needlework with relevant examples of machine forms, The Atlas of World Embroidery is a beautiful and authoritative exploration of this ancient craft.

Lavishly illustrated throughout in full color with more than 300 images
Features full and close-up images of embroidered fabrics, including household items and clothing, along with insightful analysis
Includes sections on the Americas; Europe; Sub-Saharan Africa; the Arabic World; Turkey, the Iranian Plateau, and Central Asia; the Indian Subcontinent; East Asia; and Southeast Asia and Australasia--with subsections on individual countries, cultures, and kinds of embroidery
Contains a directory of design motifs depicting patterns from around the world

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