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The Atlas of World Embroidery : A Global Exploration of Heritage and Styles.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Vogelsang-Eastwood, Gillian.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Embroidery.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (401 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2026.
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Contents
- Section One: An Introduction to World Embroidery
- What Is Embroidery?
- Materials and Techniques
- Tools and Equipment
- Section Two: The Atlas of World Embroidery
- The Americas
- North America
- Latin America
- Europe
- Western Europe and Scandinavia
- Central and Eastern Europe
- Southern Europe
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Sahel
- West Africa
- Central Africa
- East Africa
- Southern Africa
- North Africa and the Middle East
- North Africa
- The Middle East
- Turkey, the Iranian Plateau, and Central Asia
- Turkey
- The Iranian Plateau
- Central Asia
- The Indian Subcontinent
- The Himalayan Region
- India
- Pakistan
- Bangladesh
- East Asia
- China
- Mongolia
- Japan
- Korea
- Southeast Asia and Oceania
- Mainland Southeast Asia
- Island Southeast Asia
- Oceania
- Motif Directory
- Bibliography
- Index
- Image Credits.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-691-29510-7
- 0-691-29509-3
- 9780691295091
- OCLC:
- 1574121152
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