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Living with decorative textiles : tribal art from Africa, Asia, and the Americas / Nicholas Barnard ; photographs by James Merrell.
Fine Arts Library NK2115.5.F3 B37 1989
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Barnard, Nicholas.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Textile fabrics in interior decoration.
- Textile fabrics--Expertising.
- Textile fabrics.
- Textile fabrics--Collectors and collecting.
- Physical Description:
- 192 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 27 cm
- Edition:
- First edition in the U.S.
- November 1989, First edition in the United States.
- Other Title:
- Decorative textiles.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Doubleday, [1989]
- Contents:
- Origins: the Americas, Africa, Asia Minor to Central Asia, the Indian subcontinent, Indonesia
- Function: utility and trade; decoration and symbolism
- Raw materials and techniques: raw materials; spinning; dyestuffs and dyeing; looms; techniques
- Decorative hangings: size and shape; scale; colour and pattern; formal and informal styles; durability; lighting; hanging methods
- Unusually decorative: unusual yet traditions; upholstery; unusually casual
- Decorative floor covers: floor surfaces; size and shape; colour and pattern; durability
- Collector's guide t sources and services: collecting textiles; care, repair and cleaning; international textile collections; international auction houses; dealers, importers and services.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (page 180-181), glossary, and index.
- ISBN:
- 0385265379
- 9780385265379
- OCLC:
- 19264814
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