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Interwoven Globe
The Worldwide Textile Trade, 1500 -1800
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A fascinating history of textile designs, told from a truly global perspective for the very first time
This fascinating exploration will appeal to anyone interested in art history, fashion and style, textile design and world history
The golden age of European navigation caused a breathtaking variety of textile designs to travel across the globe. These textiles blended the traditional designs, skills and tastes of the cultures that produced them with those of their destinations, resulting in objects that are both beautiful and historically intriguing.
While previous studies have focused on this story from the viewpoint of trade, Interwoven Globe is the first book to investigate it as a history of design - and to approach it from a universal perspective. Richly illustrated texts examine the interrelationship of textiles, commerce and taste from the Age of Discovery to the 19th century, providing detailed discussions of more than 120 works.
From India, with its renowned mastery of dyed-and-painted cotton, to the sumptuous silks of Japan and China, Turkey and Iran, the paths of influence are traced westward to Europe and the Americas. Shaped by an emerging worldwide visual culture, the fashion for the 'exotic' in textiles, as well as in other goods and art forms, gave rise to what can be called the first global style.
The golden age of European navigation caused a breathtaking variety of textile designs to travel across the globe. These textiles blended the traditional designs, skills and tastes of the cultures that produced them with those of their destinations, resulting in objects that are both beautiful and historically intriguing.
While previous studies have focused on this story from the viewpoint of trade, Interwoven Globe is the first book to investigate it as a history of design - and to approach it from a universal perspective. Richly illustrated texts examine the interrelationship of textiles, commerce and taste from the Age of Discovery to the 19th century, providing detailed discussions of more than 120 works.
From India, with its renowned mastery of dyed-and-painted cotton, to the sumptuous silks of Japan and China, Turkey and Iran, the paths of influence are traced westward to Europe and the Americas. Shaped by an emerging worldwide visual culture, the fashion for the 'exotic' in textiles, as well as in other goods and art forms, gave rise to what can be called the first global style.
Extent: 360 pp
Format: Hardback
Illustrations: Illustrated in colour
Publication date: 2013-10-01
Size: 28.9 x 24.9 cm
ISBN: 9780500517161
About the Author
Amelia Peck is Marica F. Vilcek Curator, Department of American Decorative Arts, and Manager, The Henry R. Luce Center for the Study of American Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
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