Stars of the Caucasus : silk embroideries from Azerbaijan.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Conference Name:

International Symposium on Azerbaijani Carpets.

International Conference on Oriental Carpets.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Embroidery--Azerbaijan.

Embroidery.

Silk--Azerbaijan.

Silk.

Textile fabrics--Azerbaijan.

Textile fabrics.

Azerbaijan.

Genre:

Exhibition catalogs.

Physical Description:

225 pages : illustrations ; 31 cm

Place of Publication:

London, UK : Hali Publications Ltd., [2017]

Summary:

Published on the occasion of an important international loan exhibition at The Azerbaijan Carpet Museum in Baku, this multi-author book is much more than a mere catalogue. Written by a team of international museum professionals and independent scholars, it is the first co-ordinated and detailed study of the West Caspian region's characteristic silk embroideries. The book traces the history of embroidery in the Caucasus, the multi-cultural sources of domestic embroidery iconography and designs in which the textile traditions of the Iranian and Turkic worlds meet, materials and needlework techniques, as well as the relationship between embroidery and the pile carpet weaving tradition in the region. Exhibition: Azerbaijan Carpet Museum, Baku, Azerbaijan (2017).

Contents:

Silk treasures of Azerbaijan / Alberto Boralevi & Asli Samadova

Historical Azerbaijan / Murray L. Eiland III

Caucasian embroideries in context / Penny Oakley

Safavid-style domestic embroideries from historical Azerbaijan, 1550-1800 / Michael Franses

Silk culture in the Caucasus / Irina Koshoridze

Azerbaijan embroidery techniques / Jennifer Wearden

What went before to make it as it was? Caucasian embroidered textiles from the Textile Museum Collection / Sumru Krody

'Busily engaged on embroidery' : collecting and curatorship for the V&A / Moya Carey

An early museum collection : Azerbaijan embroideries in the V&A / Penny Oakley

A shared design lexicon : Azerbaijan embroideries and rugs / Brian Morehouse.

Notes:

"Produced... in association with the 5th International Conference on Azerbaijani Carpets (ISAC Baku), the International Conference on Oriental Carpets (ICOC), and the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Azerbaijan" held 17-20 October 2017.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 214-217).

ISBN:

1898113599

9781898113591

OCLC:

981161614