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This vibrantly illustrated book, which is newly available in paperback, is an original look at the myriad roles played by textiles in all aspects of human life, from ancient weavings to light-sensitive and other ‘futuristic’ fabrics of our own era. Beverly Gordon discusses how textiles are an integral part of the human life journey from cradle to grave in a multitude of practical, symbolic and spiritual ways. The many uses of textiles in our everyday lives and their sources are illustrated, along with a discussion about how, as a valuable commodity, in some communities textiles function as money. Finally, the author outlines how textiles are a means of communication – functional, political and artistic – and a metaphor for transcendence. This book will captivate and inspire anyone who has a passion for textiles and textile arts, whether educational, creative or professional.
Table of Contents
1. The Very Fabric of Existence · 2. Living on the Earth · 3. The Ties That Bind · 4. Cloth and Temporal Power · 5. Cloth as Communication 6. Textiles and the Spirit
Table of Contents
1. The Very Fabric of Existence · 2. Living on the Earth · 3. The Ties That Bind · 4. Cloth and Temporal Power · 5. Cloth as Communication 6. Textiles and the Spirit
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Review:
When this book was published in hardcover in 2011, I called it 'a bravura scholarly performance' . . . It is a pleasure to see this paperback form, at roughly half the original price.--Stanley Abercrombie
About the Author:
Beverly Gordon is Professor of Textiles and Apparel Design in the School of Human Ecology at the University of Wisconsin. She is the author of many successful books on textiles, including Domestic American Textiles, Feltmaking and The Saturated World.
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- PublisherThames and Hudson Ltd
- Publication date2013
- ISBN 10 0500291136
- ISBN 13 9780500291139
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages304
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