Masterpieces of Western Textiles from the Art Institute of Chicago
Author: Art Institute of Chicago
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Published: 1969
Total Pages: 248
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The Department of Textiles at the Art Institute of Chicago
Author: Christa C. Mayer-Thurman
Publisher:
Published: 1978
Total Pages: 40
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKEuropean Textiles
Author: Christa C. Mayer-Thurman
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 322
ISBN-13: 0870999893
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume catalogues the more than 250 textiles and objects made of fabric that were part of Robert Lehman's bequest to the Metropolitan Museum in 1975. Many of these textiles were used as hangings, covers, or upholstery to embellish the Lehmans' elegant townhouse in Manhattan. They represent sixty-five years of assembling, owning, and living with historic fabrics on a day-to-day basis, and they document an American style of living and interior decoration that has largely disappeared. Among the highlights of the collection are two series of embroidered roundels from fifteenth-century Flanders that illustrate the lives of Saints Martin and Catherine of Alexandria; four large tapestries, including the Last Supper after Bernaert van Orley that is arguably the finest Renaissance tapestry in an American collection; and a number of ecclesiastical vestments and panels of magnificent silks and velvets in an array of techniques and styles that span six centuries. Comparative illustrations supplement the catalogue entries. Glossary, bibliography, and index. -- Metropolitan Museum of Art website.
Masterpieces from the Department of Islamic Art in the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Author: Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Published: 2011
Total Pages: 450
ISBN-13: 1588394344
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book explores the great diversity and range of Islamic culture through one of the finest collections in the world. Published to coincide with the historic reopening of the galleries of the Metropolitan Museum's Islamic Art Department, it presents nearly three hundred masterworks created in the rich tradition of the Islamic faith and culture. The Metropolitan's renowned holdings range chronologically from the origins of Islam in the 7th century through the 19th century, and geographically from as far west as Spain to as far east as Southeast Asia.
A History Of Textiles
Author: Kax Wilson
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2021-11-28
Total Pages: 438
ISBN-13: 0429716192
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOriginally published in 1979, this volume acts as a reference for the history textiles. It asks questions on the effect of technology on textiles, how did particular historical periods and locations expand or limit the possibilities for the manufacture of fabrics and how the textile history related to politics and economics, sociology and psychology, art and engineering, anthropology and archaeology, chemistry and physics. Addressing these questions, the author surveys the development of the technical components of fabrics and discusses the textiles of selected places and times. She uses prose, drawings and more than 130 photographs to show how each era of textile production reflects its age. This book is designed to serve as a college text and as a reference work for museum researchers. With sections including illustrations and diagrams; key terminology; spinning wool; spinning and raw materials; single ply and cord and fabric construction.
European Tapestries in the Art Institute of Chicago
Author: Koenraad Brosens
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Published: 2008
Total Pages: 424
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK"This lavishly illustrated book presents a rich variety of European tapestries from the Art Institute of Chicago. These exquisite examples of the art of tapestry weaving include medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque works manufactured at many of the foremost workshops in the major centers of production. Among the pieces discussed are The Annunciation, a Renaissance masterpiece designed by an artist in the circle of Andrea Mantegna; The Story of Caesar and Cleopatra, a magnificent series of fourteen tapestries now attributed with certainty to Justus van Egmont, who worked in Rubens's studio; Autumn and Winter, based on designs by Charles Le Bron; and The Elephant, woven after a design by Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer. An international team of scholars explains the history of this previously unpublished collection and offers new designer and workshop attributions, design and source identifications, and provenance information." --Book Jacket.
Calendar of the Art Institute of Chicago
Author: Art Institute of Chicago
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Published: 1969
Total Pages: 168
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Author: Art Institute of Chicago
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Published: 1969
Total Pages: 560
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKInterwoven Globe
Author: Amy Elizabeth Bogansky
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Published: 2013
Total Pages: 366
ISBN-13: 1588394964
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPublished in conjunction with an exhibition held at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Sept. 16, 2013-Jan. 5, 2014.
Five Centuries of Tapestry from the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Author: Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Publisher: Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco
Published: 1992
Total Pages: 352
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKRevises and updates the first edition published in 1976 by the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, incorporating information on the collection's latest acquisitions. Catalogs 100 tapestries, with photographs (most in color) and descriptive text discussing the content, design, and execution of each piece. An introductory essay by tapestry designer Mark Adams and a listing of the museum's extensive tapestry holdings are included. 9x12" Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
