"Russian Textiles" showcases the gorgeous cotton textiles that were created and manufactured in Russia and exported to Central Asia from 1850 to 1950. The Muslims in these Central Asian countries - Uzbeks, Tadjiks, Farsi, Turkomans, etc. - incorporated the brightly patterned fabrics into their clothing, particularly the linings of their robes and household items. An introductory essay describes the fascinating history of this influence of Middle Eastern and Western aesthetic styles and is illustrated with vintage photography from the turn of the 20th century as well as images of the robes and other articles that were lined and embellished with the beautiful cloth. More than 150 fantastic patterns from a variety of periods and styles, from late Victorian to Art Nouveau to Art Deco, are featured, making "Russian Textiles" a book every fashion, interior and product designer, craftsperson and artist will want in their inspiration library.
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This is a beautiful book to be cherished for its look as well as its content.
-- Selvedge, September 2008
-- Selvedge, September 2008
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Susan Meller is a co-author of Abrams' successful Textile Designs: Two Hundred Years of European and American Patterns Organized by Motif, Style, Color, Layout, and Period. Meller has worked in the textile industry for more than thirty years and she is a founder of the Design Library in New York, which has one of the largest documentary textile design collections in the world.
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By Ampidog
Format:Hardcover
A fine book on this rather narrow subject. A valuable addition for everybody interested in central asia textiles, ikat, embroidery and costume.
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By E. Gunter
Format:Hardcover
SENT QUICKLY, WELL PACKED FOR DELIVERY. BOOK CAME WITH FILM COVER WHICH WAS SLIGHTLY DAMAGED, BUT NOT AFFECTED THE BOOK.
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AN EXTRAORDINARY SYNTHESIS
8 Oct 2007
By Eleanor Selling
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Format:Hardcover
A book that will appeal to history buffs, appreciators of indigenous cultures, and those ready to plunge into viewing page after page of artistically-laid-out photos of visually stunning Central Asian robes and their Russian linings. The opening chapters introduce us to the peoples of Central Asia, the "social life" of cloth, and how the Russian textile industry came to play such an important "undercover" role in the clothing worn by Central Asians.
It is a book that you can leave on your coffee table as a wonderful treat for the eyes, or you can read the text and become that much more knowledgeable about a part of the world which continues to gain in strategic importance day by day.
An extraordinary synthesis, this book makes for a great gift to oneself or others.
It is a book that you can leave on your coffee table as a wonderful treat for the eyes, or you can read the text and become that much more knowledgeable about a part of the world which continues to gain in strategic importance day by day.
An extraordinary synthesis, this book makes for a great gift to oneself or others.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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extravagantly illustrated
8 Feb 2008
By Stephen B. Rosenfield
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Format:Hardcover
while this extravagantly illustrated compilation of Russian printed fabrics from 1900 to 1950 will be invaluable to both artist and collector, it is a visual delight to the general reader as well. The author skilfully weaves the history of the Cental Asian tribal peoples into the tapestry of mass migration and technology which produced stunning roller and block-printed cotton clothing.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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A SPLENDID BOOK
12 Nov 2007
By B. Gasser
- Published on Amazon.com
Format:Hardcover
This book is not only visually stunning, it is also a fascinating read. This is the first time that these beautiful and unusual fabrics have been given their due recognition both as designs and as an important part of Russian/Soviet history.
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