Fine cloth copies in equally fine dust wrappers, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 336 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 29 cm. Also published: New York : Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1976. Subjects: Textile - museums ; Directories. Textile - fabrics - United States. 2 Kg.

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Title: Textile collections of the world : an illustrated guide to textile collections in United States and Canadian museums Vol.1 United States & Canada. / with essays on the traditions of North American textile design by Andrew Hunter Whiteford, Robert Riley, Dorothy K. Burnham ; editor: Cecil Lubell - 3 volumes
Publisher: London: Studio Vista
Publication Date: 1976
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0289707552
ISBN 13: 9780289707555
Binding: Soft cover
Edition: First Edition.
Weight: 2 kilograms

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This book is a complete guide to the museum collections in the US and Canada. More than 60 collections of textiles are reviewed, which encompass holdings ranging from exotic Peruvian handweaving and Indonesian batiks to the pioneering work of contemporary designers such as Sheila Hicks and Jack Lenor Larson. The purpose of this book is to present basic design themes, culled from cultures all over the world, that are adaptable to today's textiles. Patterns have been chose for their visual impact. The book contains a detailed survey of each collection and an evaluation of its holdings, conveniently arranged in alphabetical order by city. There are extensive essays, over 400 photographs, many in full colour, arranged chronologically and by country of origin. There is a full index, covering both the text and the photographs.

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