Carpet and Textile Patterns.

Purdon, Nicholas.

ISBN 10: 1856690814 / ISBN 13: 9781856690812

Published by Laurence King, London, 1996

About this Item

144pp, index, bibliography, glossary, 271 col ills. Or black cloth in jacket. As new. Brings together the wide range of patterns and motifs used in antique textiles of East and West. Examines the treatment o fsimilar patterns-floral, pictorial, tree and leaf, crosses etc-by weavers of different origins. Each chapter treats a theme from whicha range of patterns has developed and discusses its interpretation by various weavers. The captions on the numerous illustrations detail the techniques, and use of pattern and color. Useful for designers and students of design as well as carpet enthusiasts. Size: 4to.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Carpet and Textile Patterns.
• Publisher: Laurence King, London
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1856690814
• ISBN 13: 9781856690812
• Binding: Hard Cover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Art and the Arts
  • Antiques Collectibles Hobbies

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Synopsis

This volume brings together the range of patterns and motifs used in antique textiles in the East and West. It examines the treatment of similar patterns - floral, pictorial, tree and leaf patterns, crosses and so on - by weavers of different origins. Each chapter takes a theme out of which a number of patterns have sprung, and begins with an exploratory text on the interpretations of the theme by various weavers. The captions describe the weavers' techniques and their use of pattern and colour.