Edited Regula Schorta (4 results)

Soft cover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. 156 pages : illustrations, maps ; 31 cm. The volume is dedicated to unique textiles thought to come from a burial ground near Shanpula, located on the southern edge of the Taklamakan Desert. It comprises a catalogue section listing all relevant pieces in the Abegg-Stiftung collection.

Soft cover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. 311 pages : chiefly colour illustrations ; 31 cm. Glossary in English and Chinese. The richly illustrated exhibition catalogue presents unique silk garments and accessories of the Liao-dynasty (907 1125). Questions regarding the coherence of the group of garments, their manner of wear and the person for whom they were originally intended are addressed. A separate chapter is devoted to the extensive conservation work and the insights gained from it. The significance of textiles of Liao culture and the present state of research are discussed in individual essays.

Soft cover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. 377 pages : colour illustrations ; 32 cm. This volume assembles the papers presented during a colloquium held at the Abegg-Stiftung in 2011. It is dedicated to elaborately patterned, often gold-enriched silks from the Middle East, Central Asia or China that can be found in European church treasuries and museum collections. The contributions highlight single achievements concerning technology, pattern evolution, and processing of the silks in view of the multifaceted exchange between East and West. Riggisberger Berichte 21 | With contributions by M. Alram, K. Böse, B. Borkopp-Restle, A. Bücheler, N. Cartier, J. Denney, Z. Dode, I. Dolezalek, D. Jacoby, D. Kuhn, L. Mackie, L. Monnas, M. Peter, M. L. Rosati, M. Ritter, F. Schmieder, K. Schmitz-von Ledebur, R. Schorta, C. Vogt, J. von Fircks, E. Wetter.

Condition: gut. Rechnung mit MwSt - Versand aus Deutschland pages.