At the heart of Morocco's vibrant handicraft culture is an essentially feminine art form of embroidery on silk, cotton, and linen-one of the most vibrant arts in North Africa for many centuries and in vogue through the 1930s. These exquisite embroidered objects bear witness to the sophisticated taste of a bygone society. "Moroccan Textile Embroidery" explains how Moroccan women passed this cultural art on to the next generation and how embroidered patterns were used to decorate interior spaces-cushions, tablecloths, ...
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At the heart of Morocco's vibrant handicraft culture is an essentially feminine art form of embroidery on silk, cotton, and linen-one of the most vibrant arts in North Africa for many centuries and in vogue through the 1930s. These exquisite embroidered objects bear witness to the sophisticated taste of a bygone society. "Moroccan Textile Embroidery" explains how Moroccan women passed this cultural art on to the next generation and how embroidered patterns were used to decorate interior spaces-cushions, tablecloths, curtains and mats-as well as certain traditional accessories in the female wardrobe-shawls, belts, handkerchiefs, and headscarves. Because of the rarity of older patterns and difficulty conserving textiles, Moroccan embroidery has remained largely undiscovered. Here for pattern artists and textile enthusiasts, is a rare photographic documentation of this beautiful ancestral art, including over one hundred historical pieces.
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Seller's Description:
Very Good in Very Good jacket. Textile & Costume. Folio. First Edition (2003. ) Hardcover with dust jacket. Folio with 192 pages. The book and dust jacket are in very good condition with very slight shelf wear. Interior is clean and tight. Profusely illustrated mainly in Color. Pictures available upon request. "Here for pattern artists and textile enthusiasts, is a rare photographic documentation of this beautiful ancestral art, including over one hundred historical pieces." Yellow spine/ Black-Purple text. #034139.
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Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2080111736. Color photographs by Pierre Ferbos throughout. Translated from the French by Louise Lalaurie Rogers. First printing. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.; 191 pages.
