Opulent Textiles

Author : Richard E. Slavin
Publisher : Crown Publishing Group (NY)
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UOM:39015029526251

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Opulent Textiles by Richard E. Slavin Pdf

The sumptuous brocades, damasks, toiles, tapestries, chintzes, and other fabrics of F. Schumacher & Co. have graced the walls and furnishings of some of the century's great buildings--from the White House and the Supreme Court to the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel and the Metropolitan Opera House. This book chronicles 100 years of American taste in elegant interiors revealed by the Schumacher company's archival collection. 250 photographs.

Author : Brigitta Hauser-Schaublin,Marie-Louise Nabholz-Kartaschoff
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-04
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9781462907021

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Balinese Textiles by Brigitta Hauser-Schaublin,Marie-Louise Nabholz-Kartaschoff Pdf

In this beautifully illustrated book, three experts examine the history, production and uses of textiles in Balinese society. Many fine pieces are presented, their raw materials and methods of weaving and dyeing are described, and the complex symbolism and ritual functions of each are explained in detail.

Author : K Gandhi
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2012-08-13
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780857095589

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Woven Textiles by K Gandhi Pdf

Traditionally used in apparel and interior fabrics, woven textiles are increasingly being employed in a variety of technical applications. Woven textiles: Principles, developments and applications provides an essential overview of the manufacture, structure and application of these important textiles. Beginning with an introduction to the fibres and yarns used in weaving, part one goes on to explore key preparatory techniques and the fundamentals of weaving technology. The characteristics of woven structures are then discussed in greater depth in part two, alongside investigation into the use of computer assisted design (CAD) systems, techniques for modelling the structure of woven fabrics, and methods for the manufacture of 3D woven structures. Part three focuses of the application of woven textiles to a wide range of technologies. The use of woven textiles in automotive interiors and other transport applications is discussed, along with woven apparel fabrics, geotextiles, hollow woven fabrics and woven textiles for medical applications. With its distinguished editor and international team of expert contributors, Woven textiles: Principles, developments and applications is an indispensable guide for all designers, engineers and technicians involved in the design, manufacture and use of woven textiles. It also provides a useful overview of woven textile processing and applications for academics and students. Provides an essential overview of the manufacture, structure and application of woven textiles Explores key preparatory techniques and the fundamentals of weaving technology and discusses the characteristics of woven structures Covers the use of computer-assisted design (CAD) systems and methods for the manufacture of 3D woven structures, among other topics

Author : Bracha Yaniv
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
Page : 489 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2019-03-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781789625059

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Ceremonial Synagogue Textiles by Bracha Yaniv Pdf

A richly illustrated and documented survey of the evolution of synagogue textiles spanning fifteen centuries, offering a detailed analysis of the design and production of mantles, wrappers, Torah scroll binders, and the Torah ark curtain and valance, including the text of inscriptions marking the circumstances of donation.

Author : Elaine Igoe
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2021-07-15
Category : Design
ISBN : 9781350061583

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Textile Design Theory in the Making by Elaine Igoe Pdf

Textile design inhabits a liminal space spanning art, design and craft. This book explores how textile design bridges the decorative and the functional, and takes us from handcrafting to industrial manufacture. In doing so, it distinguishes textiles as a distinctive design discipline, against the backdrop of today's emerging design issues. With commentaries from a range of international design scholars, the book demonstrates how design theory is now being employed in diverse scenarios to encourage innovation beyond the field of design itself. Positioning textiles within contemporary design research, Textile Design Theory in the Making reveals how the theory and practice of textile design exist in a synergistic, creative relationship. Drawing on qualitative research methods, including auto-ethnography and feminist critique, the book provides a theoretical underpinning for textile designers working in interdisciplinary scenarios, uniting theory and texts from the fields of anthropology, philosophy, literature and material design.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Historic buildings
ISBN : UCR:31210024881045

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Historic Building Interiors by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anne Grimmer
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 59 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Historic buildings
ISBN : 9780788143380

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Historic Building Interiors by Anne Grimmer Pdf

Because the subject for historic building interiors is so diverse, this annotated bibliography is not comprehensive, but selective in nature, and thus, may not list all of the references published on a specific topic. Includes those publications that are generally available in print or readily accessible in libraries. Covers: general and historical studies; conservation and maintenance; paint; plaster; metals; textiles; wallcoverings; floors and floor coverings; and wood. Also, includes systems and fixtures; rehabilitation case studies; inspection, evaluation and planning; and safety, fire protection, building codes and accessibility.

Author : Ana Lucia Araujo
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2023-11-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108839297

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The Gift by Ana Lucia Araujo Pdf

Reveals how gifts of prestige shaped interactions between Africans and Europeans during the era of the Atlantic slave trade and colonialism.

Author : Lesley Jackson
Publisher : Princeton Architectural Press
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2007-02-08
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1568987129

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Twentieth-Century Pattern Design by Lesley Jackson Pdf

"Twentieth-Century Pattern Design combines photographs - including many newly published images - with soundly researched text, creating an essential resource for enthusiasts and historians of modern design. The book also serves as a creative sourcebook for students and designers, inspiring new flights of fancy in pattern design."--Jacket.

Author : Spike Gillespie
Publisher : Voyageur Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2010-11-21
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781610600910

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Quilts Around the World by Spike Gillespie Pdf

This essential book for all quilters and quilt collectors tells the fascinating story of quilting around the world, illuminated by the international quilt community’s top experts and more than 300 glorious color photographs. Covering Japan, China, Korea, and India; England, Ireland, France, and The Netherlands; Australia, Africa, Central America, North America, and beyond, Quilts Around the World explores both the diversity and common threads of quilting. Discover Aboriginal patchwork from Australia, intricate Rallis from the Middle East, Amish and Hawaiian quilts from the United States, Sashiko quilts from Japan, vivid Molas from Central America, and art quilts from every corner of the globe. Also included are twenty patchwork and applique patterns to use in your own quilt projects, inspired by designs from the world’s most striking quilts.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 582 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1958
Category : Rayon
ISBN : IOWA:31858045122466

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Modern Textiles Magazine by Anonim Pdf

Author : Hülya Taflı Düzgün
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2018-07-27
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781527515444

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Texts and Territories by Hülya Taflı Düzgün Pdf

The writing of a literary text is as a retrospective explanation of what is happening in the present, including social, cultural, religious, and political events, and is a deliberate re-creation in actual practice. The impact of immediate contemporary concerns places a literary text at least partly outside the author’s control. The author responds to a given context of historical and cultural incident that limits his freedom to invent, adapt, or explain. Of these contemporary concerns, the literary text is concerned first with how cultural practices and cultural changes helped to create it, and second with what happens when specific historical events appear to model themselves on narrative structures, and how those events can be given a conscious boost by narrative authors or patrons to make the parallels even closer. History turns into literary narrative, or literary narrative turns into history; therefore, literature and history live in each other’s pockets. The medieval texts that straddle the borderland between literature and history – what has been called a medieval fashion for pseudo-history – have been repeatedly commented on over the years. However, the broader implications of this phenomenon for the modern understanding of medieval concepts of the past and historiography have been under-explored. This volume engages with the history and the literary narrative in Medieval England through a variety of approaches to an interdisciplinary array of texts (ranging from Latin, Old-French, Anglo-Norman to Middle English) between the eleventh and fifteenth centuries.

Author : Bokyung Kim,Kyunghee Pyun
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2023-04-10
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783031225161

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Teaching South and Southeast Asian Art by Bokyung Kim,Kyunghee Pyun Pdf

This volume challenges existing notions of what is “Indian,” “Southeast Asian,” and/or “South Asian” art to help educators present a more contextualized understanding of art in a globalized world. In doing so, it (re)examines how South or Southeast Asian art is being made, exhibited, circulated and experienced in new ways in the United States or in regions under its cultural hegemony. The essays presented in this book examine both historical and contemporary transformations or lived experiences of monuments and regional styles (sites) from South or Southeast Asian art in art making, subsequent usage, and exhibition-making under the rubric of “Indian,” “South Asian,” “or “Southeast Asian” Art.

Author : Ann Blair,Nicholas Popper
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2021-08-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781421440934

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New Horizons for Early Modern European Scholarship by Ann Blair,Nicholas Popper Pdf

"This edited collection assembles a set of essays investigating the past, present, and future historiography of scholars who write about the cultural and intellectual history of early modern Europe. Contributors examine how scholars in recent decades have broken down traditional boundaries imposed on this period by exploring shifting conceptions of periodization, geography, genre, and evidence"--

Author : Gabriele Neher,Rupert Shepherd
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2017-11-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9781351739726

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Revaluing Renaissance Art by Gabriele Neher,Rupert Shepherd Pdf

This title was first published in 2000: Michelangelo gave his painting of "Leda and the Swan" to an apprentice rather than hand it over to the emissary of the Duke of Ferrar, who had commissioned it. He was apparently disgusted by the failure of the emissary - who was probably more used to buying pigs than discussing art - to accord the picture and the artist the value they deserved. Any discussion of works of art and material culture implicitly assigns them a set of values. Whether these values be monetary, cultural or religious, they tend to constrict the ways in which such works can be discussed. The variety of potential forms of valuation becomes particularly apparent during the Italian Renaissance, when relations between the visual arts and humanistic studies were undergoing rapid changes against an equally fluid social, economic and political background. In this volume, 13 scholars explicitly examine some of the complex ways in which a variety of values might be associated with Italian Renaissance material culture. Papers range from a consideration of the basic values of the materials employed by artists, to the manifestation of cultural values in attitudes to dress and domestic devotion. By illuminating some of the ways in which values were constructed, they provide a broader context within which to evaluate Renaissance material culture.