Embroidered textiles : traditional patterns from five continents with a worldwide guide to identification
Paine, Sheila1995
Book
Embroidery has been practised for thousands of years throughout the world. In the West, traditions have been subject to trade and fashion, but across the continents of the less-developed world, embroidery continues to be rooted in ancient beliefs. This book examines the symbolism of the designs.
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Imprint:
London : Thames and Hudson, c1990 (1995[printing])
Collation:
192p. : ill(some col.) ; 25cm.
Notes:
traditional patterns from five continents, with a worldwide guide to identification.Bibliography: p179-181. _ Includes index.
ISBN:
9780500278239 (pbk)
Dewey class:
746.44041A746.440222 PAI
Language:
English
BRN:
296332