Textiles & Weaving, Clothing & Stitchery

ISBN: 9781842174630
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: ANCIENT TEXTILES SERIES
Volume: 11
There is evidence that ever since early prehistory, textiles have always had more than simply a utilitarian function. Textiles express who we are - our gender, age, family affiliation, occupation, religion, ethnicity and social, political, econ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780714125848
Published by : British Museum Press
Series: Fabric Folios
This is the first time the British Museum's major collection of Peruvian and other early Andean textiles is being published as a group. Included are rare and exquisite pieces, many of great iconographic and technical importance, ranging in date... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9788856400991
Published by : Edizioni Polistampa
Roberta Orsi Landini uses material from the Florentine state archives to reconstruct Cosimo I de Medici's wardrobe, continuing her earlier work on Eleonora di Toledo. Cosimo consciously constructed his public and official image, and Orsi Landi... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781842174371
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: ANCIENT TEXTILES SERIES
Volume: 10
Wearing the Cloak contains nine stimulating chapters on Roman military textiles and equipment that take textile research to a new level. Hear the sounds of the Roman soldiers' clacking belts and get a view on their purchase orders with E... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9788859609407
Published by : Edizioni Polistampa
Series: Quaderni di Testi e Studi
English description: This exhibition catalog features the purses and handbags of Maria Salvatici. Salvatici draws on the eighteenth century for inspiration, employing a variety of materials, from silk to watch gears. Salvatici's work ec... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781842174289
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: ANCIENT TEXTILES SERIES
Volume: 9
War and Worship concerns textile deposits from the bog sites of Thorsberg in Germany and Nydam, Vimose and Illerup Ådal in Denmark. All four sites are well-known for containing a substantial amount of archaeological materials, particular... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9788299832304
From Nille Glaesel's Introduction:

For many years I have worked with textiles, making Viking clothes and shoes. I have also tanned leather and worked with a reconstruction of Osebergrevlene for the Viking Museum, Lofotr. I am of... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9788859608110
Published by : Edizioni Polistampa
Series: Testi E Studi
English summary: The straw hats from Florence, known in Europe as chapeaux de paille d'Italie and in the rest of the world as Leghorn hats, are the remarkable production of the Signa (Florence) community. The firms working in this sector ar... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9788859607489
Published by : Edizioni Polistampa
English summary: This biography of the clothing designer Piero Cisternino tells the tale of a youth from the poor province of Lecce who diligently studied and worked with influential masters to become an important figure of Italian fashion,... .... Learn More