Interwoven Globe: The Worldwide Textile Trade, 1500–1800 Author: Visit Amazon's Amelia Peck Page | Language: English | ISBN:
0300196989 | Format: PDF
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“[a] magnificent catalog”—Roberta Smith, New York Times
(Roberta Smith
New York Times)
“. . . the catalogue for an exhibition on the international textile trade from 1500 to 1800 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, presents the fascinating history of weaving techniques, raw materials and design patterns shared through links of trade between cultures in Europe, Asia, Africa and the New World. . . . Authoritative essays on export routes, textile technology and global trends in taste complement fine photographs of textiles from around the world.”—Wall Street Journal
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Wall Street Journal)
“The book, like the show, is a landmark in textile studies, charting the fertile cultural exchanges made possible by the early oceanic trade routes that brought India, Asia, Europe and the Middle East closer together. With essays on such subjects as the centrality of India to this process, trade in Latin America, Portuguese tastes for Chinese silks, and dyes and the dye trade, the catalog is an irresistible textbook.”—Roberta Smith, New York Times
(Roberta Smith
New York Times)
About the Author
Amelia Peck is Marica F. Vilcek Curator, The American Wing, and manager, The Henry R. Luce Center for the Study of American Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- Hardcover: 360 pages
- Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art (September 24, 2013)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0300196989
- ISBN-13: 978-0300196986
- Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 9.8 x 1.2 inches
- Shipping Weight: 4.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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