SWEDISH TEXTILE ART: Traditional Marriage Weavings from Scania (The Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Swedish Textile Art) (Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Swedish Art) [Hardcover]

Viveka Hansen (Author)

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Publication Date: Aug 1996 | Series: Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Swedish Art

Swedish Textile Art is the first book for more than a decade to present some of the best examples of textile art from southern Sweden, small panels that were mostly made for wedding ceremonies. The 95 textiles from the Khalili Collection illustrated in the sumptuous colour plates of this new volume are woven in a variety of techniques, and display the full range of the traditional designs of Scanian marriage weavings. The large format in full colour allows the reader to examine the textiles at close hand. The main text by Viveka Hansen is the result of many years of meticulous research, during which time she examined almost 2,000 examples in Swedish museums and other collections. The author discusses with lively detail the social conditions in Scania and the lives of the weavers, as well as the techniques, designs and materials that they used. There is a preface by Professor Khalili and an introduction by Michael Franses that highlights the international appeal of Swedish textile art, placing it in a wider context. Full technical analyses of the textiles appear in the appendices. This publication is intended to serve both as a dazzling picture book illustrating the finest examples of Swedish textile art and, with its thorough and enjoyable text, as an essential reference work. This book is a result of a collaboration between the Nour Foundation, Textile and Art Publications and IK Foundation.

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Hardcover: 248 pages
Publisher: Kibo Foundation (Aug 1996)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1874780072
ISBN-13: 978-1874780076
Product Dimensions: 29 x 4.8 x 35 cm
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 3,790,911 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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For almost a hundred years from the middle of the eigthteenth century, a little-known and very beautiful art flourished in Scania, the southernmost region of Sweden. This was expressed in small textile panels that were mostly made for wedding ceremonies. Marriage rituals have always been of great importance to small communities, and for each wedding in Scania an extensive dowry composed of many kinds of woven textiles was created by the bride-to-be. The colours and the appeal of the designs remain as fresh and vibrant today as when these beautiful weavings were created during the high period of the art, over 150 years ago. Each textile is a work of art in its own right. The extraordinary patterns are not only of interest to collectors, connoisseurs and contemporary weavers - appealing to lovers of both traditional and contemporary taste - but also represent an authoritative design source. Swedish Textile Art is the first book for more than a decade to present some of the best examples of textile art from southern Sweden. The 95 textiles from the Nasser D.

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