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4%OFFGillian Vogelsang-Eastwood - Encyclopedia of Embroidery from the Arab World - 9780857853974 - V9780857853974
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Encyclopedia of Embroidery from the Arab World

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Description for Encyclopedia of Embroidery from the Arab World Hardback. Num Pages: 688 pages, 750 colour and 56 bw illus. BIC Classification: 1FB; AFW; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 270 x 210. Weight in Grams: 454.
Winner of the 2017 Dartmouth Medal of the American Library Association Best Single Volume Reference/Humanities and Social Sciences: The PROSE Awards 2017 Named a Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year 2017 For thousands of years, embroidered textiles have been produced across North Africa and the Middle East to decorate public buildings, homes and animals as well as to clothe men, women and children. They have played an important role in the social and cultural lives of communities and peoples and have reflected the economic and political changes that have affected the region from the earliest times. ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
688
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
704
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780857853974
SKU
V9780857853974
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About Gillian Vogelsang-Eastwood
Gillian Vogelsang-Eastwood is Director of the Textile Research Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands.

Reviews for Encyclopedia of Embroidery from the Arab World
With the Encyclopedia of Embroidery from the Arab World, Gillian Vogelsang-Eastwood has produced the kind of volume that could only come from someone with many years of experience both in textile scholarship and with teaching hands-on textile crafts. Her expertise in the history and contemporary manifestations of these diverse traditions has resulted in an essential reference for scholars and textile ... Read more

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