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7%OFFMeghan Nuttall Sayres - SAYERS:WEAVING TAPESTRY RURAL IRELAND HB - 9780953535330 - V9780953535330
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SAYERS:WEAVING TAPESTRY RURAL IRELAND HB

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Description for SAYERS:WEAVING TAPESTRY RURAL IRELAND HB Hardcover. Presents an account of the Donegal weaving co-operative which features accounts of the various processes; as well as interviews with weavers, spinners and dyers; and has 103 colour photographs of tapestries. This book also shows how traditional skills were adopted to produce modern tapestries of great beauty and originality. Illustrator(s): Boland, Laurence. Num Pages: 212 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBR; HB; WFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 259 x 210 x 21. Weight in Grams: 974.
"Weaving Tapestry in Rural Ireland", this account of the Donegal weaving co-operative features accounts of the various processes; as well as interviews with weavers, spinners and dyers; and has 103 colour photographs of tapestries. This book brings into focus key aspects of our heritage and shows how traditional skills were adopted to produce modern tapestries of great beauty and originality. "Weaving Tapestry in Rural Ireland" contributes to the preservation of regional culture in the Gaeltacht, the Irish-speaking sections of western Ireland. The weavers believe their work is of importance because "large chunks of our cultural heritage have been lost with ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Cork University Press
Number of pages
212
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
Number of Pages
212
Place of Publication
Cork, Ireland
ISBN
9780953535330
SKU
V9780953535330
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About Meghan Nuttall Sayres
Meghan Nuttall Sayres writes and weaves in Eastern Washington where she lives. Laurence Boland, Dublin, is a member of the Press Photographer's Association Ireland, the N.V.J., and contributes to Ireland's Sunday Tribune newspaper

Reviews for SAYERS:WEAVING TAPESTRY RURAL IRELAND HB
In this beautifully wrought chronicle , Meghan Nuttall Sayres has drawn from the past to celebrate the present and future of Taipeis Gael, a tapestry weaving collective of international reputation in Donegal, Ireland. This group of dedicated artists has created a body of work whose compelling imagery, both pictorial and abstract, evokes a powerful sense of their ancient land
a ... Read more

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