Looking at Textiles: A Guide to Technical Terms

Textiles have been made and used by every culture throughout history. However diverse--whether an ancient Egyptian mummy...
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Looking at Textiles: A Guide to Technical Terms by Phipps, Elena

Looking at Textiles: A Guide to Technical Terms

$40.30

Looking at Textiles: A Guide to Technical Terms

$40.30
Author: Elena Phipps
Format: Paperback
Language: English

Textiles have been made and used by every culture throughout history. However diverse--whether an ancient Egyptian mummy wrapping, a Turkish carpet, an Italian velvet, or an American quilt--all textiles have basic elements in common. They are made of fibers, constructed into forms, and patterned and colored in ways that follow certain principles.

Looking at Textiles serves as a guide to the fundamentals of the materials and techniques used to create textiles. The selected technical terms explain what textiles are, how they are made, and what they are made of, and include definitions of terms relating to fibers, dyes, looms and weaving, and patterning processes. The many illustrations, including macro- and microscale photographs of a range of ancient and historic museum textiles, demonstrate the features described in the text.

Author: Elena Phipps
Publisher: J. Paul Getty Museum
Published: 01/17/2012
Pages: 100
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 9.25h x 6.32w x 0.30d
ISBN: 9781606060803


Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 02/15/2012 pg. 126
Choice 06/01/2012

About the Author

Elena Phipps was a textile conservator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art for over thirty years. She has published numerous scholarly works on textile materials, techniques, and culture, including The Colonial Andes: Tapestries and Silverwork, 1530-1830 (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2004), awarded both the Alfred H. Barr, Jr., Award (College Art Association) and the Mitchell Prize for best exhibition catalogue.


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