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Encyclopedia of Embroidery from Central Asia,

the Iranian Plateau and the Indian Subcontinent


  • Bloomsbury Academic
  • by Gillian Vogelsang-Eastwood, Willem Vogelsang
The Encyclopedia of Embroidery from Central Asia, the Iranian Plateau and the Indian Subcontinent is the first reference work to describe the history of embroidery throughout Central Asia, the Iranian Plateau and the Indian Subcontinent from the medieval period through to the present. It offers an authoritative guide to all the major embroidery traditions of the region and a detailed examination of the material, technical, artistic and design dimensions of the subject, including its use by todays fashion de

ISBN 9781350017245 | E | HB
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Publisher Bloomsbury Academic
ISBN 9781350017245
Author(s) Gillian Vogelsang-Eastwood, Willem Vogelsang
Publication date January 2021
Edition Hardback
Dimensions mm
Language(s) Eng. ed.
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The Encyclopedia of Embroidery from Central Asia, the Iranian Plateau and the Indian Subcontinent is the first reference work to describe the history of embroidery throughout Central Asia, the Iranian Plateau and the Indian Subcontinent from the medieval period through to the present. It offers an authoritative guide to all the major embroidery traditions of the region and a detailed examination of the material, technical, artistic and design dimensions of the subject, including its use by todays fashion designers. For millennia, the peoples of Central Asian, the Iranian Plateau and the Indian Subcontinent have migrated and traded along the multiple strands of the Silk Road, both northsouth and eastwest. This history of contact has found rich expression within the arts and crafts of the region and particularly in the heritage of embroidery which has sat at the heart of the social and cultural lives of these diverse communities. Embroidery has been produced to decorate individuals, their families, their clients, their homes and public spaces and has reflected economic and political changes over time as well as social, religious and artistic contexts. Generously illustrated with 500 images (350 in colour) of clothes, accessories, and examples of decorated soft furnishings such as cushions, bed linen, curtains, floor coverings and wall hangings, the Encyclopedia is an essential resource for students and scholars of the subject.

Encyclopedia of Embroidery from Central Asia,

Encyclopedia of Embroidery from Central Asia,

€230.00