MOMENTAN AUSVERKAUFT
Über dieses Produkt
Product Identifiers
PublisherBritish Museum Press
ISBN-100714125849
ISBN-139780714125848
eBay Product ID (ePID)72018630
Product Key Features
Book TitleTextiles from the Andes
Number of Pages88 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicTextile & Costume, Textiles & Costume, Folk & Outsider Art, Anthropology / Cultural & Social
Publication Year2011
IllustratorYes
GenreDesign, Art, Social Science, Antiques & Collectibles
AuthorHelen Wolfe, Penelope Dransart
Book SeriesFabric Folios Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.3 in
Item Weight12.7 Oz
Item Length8.9 in
Item Width8.9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2014-497730
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal746.098
SynopsisThis is the first time the British Museum's major collection of Peruvian and other early Andean textiles is being published as a group. Included are rare and exquisite pieces; many of great iconographic and technical importance; ranging in date from the Paracas to the Inka and Colonial periods; 200 BC to the late 18th century AD. Examples of contemporary Andean textiles will complement the early pieces and illustrate the continuation of weaving traditions in the Andes. The introduction discusses briefly how ancient Andean textiles have survived in desert graves for up to 2; 000 years; setting them in their chronological; cultural and environmental context. The authors then explain their importance in reflecting and often affecting the political and religious beliefs of these cultures. They also look at the evidence of who made them; how and why. For these ancient cultures; textiles were often the most valuable commodity they possessed - far beyond gold and silver - and they were a major medium for conveying critical cultural meaning. For us; they are works of unsurpassed art and craftsmanship; and one of the greatest resources for studying these great civilizations., This is the first time the British Museum's major collection of Peruvian and other early Andean textiles is being published as a group. Included are rare and exquisite pieces, many of great iconographic and technical importance, ranging in date from the Paracas to the Inka and Colonial periods, 200 BC to the late 18th century AD. Examples of contemporary Andean textiles will complement the early pieces and illustrate the continuation of weaving traditions in the Andes. The introduction discusses briefly how ancient Andean textiles have survived in desert graves for up to 2,000 years, setting them in their chronological, cultural and environmental context. The authors then explain their importance in reflecting and often affecting the political and religious beliefs of these cultures. They also look at the evidence of who made them, how and why. For these ancient cultures, textiles were often the most valuable commodity they possessed - far beyond gold and silver - and they were a major medium for conveying critical cultural meaning. For us, they are works of unsurpassed art and craftsmanship, and one of the greatest resources for studying these great civilizations., This is the first time the British Museum's major collection of Peruvian and other early Andean textiles is being published as a group. Included are rare and exquisite pieces; many of great iconographic and technical importance; ranging in date from the Paracas to the Inka and Colonial periods; 200 BC to the late 18th century AD.
LC Classification NumberNK8830
