Discover Fabric FoliosGillow, John Penned By John Gillow Offered As EPub

libro e' arrivato in perfetto stato, costo accessibile e contenuto interessante, Può servire a chi fa ricerche sul tessile africano This is anpage overview of African printed and dyed textiles published by the British Museum Press in, It has brief descriptions in it of the production of barkcloth, raphia, tie dye, stitch resist, starch resist, wax resist, clamp resist, adinkra, bogolanfini, and painted cloth along with some photographs.
The cloth examples chosen for the photographs were not of the highest quality, though the photos themselves are quite good, This is the reason I gave it three, Another issue I have is with the prices being charged by second hand vendors on and other places on the Internet for the book, The

original selling price was about, and I would say that is about what it is worth, You can add anotherbecause its out of print, But do not payorfor it, You will be sorely disappointed, There are other books, including thepage African Textiles: Color and Creativity Across a Continent, also by John Gillow, that contain stunningly beautiful photographs of magnificent printed and dyed textiles, and cloth created by other techniques.
You will get much greater value from this second book if you are looking for information and inspiration rather than a collectible, t was interesting but not exactly what I wanted but the book was fine for an introduction to Afican fabrics I expected detail and variety but for beginners, the book suffices.
This arrived with some damage to the front cover, hence onlystars, However, the supplier was quick to resolve the problem and I was impressed with the service, I bought the book for my sister who is a textile artist, She really loves it. Lots of lovely colour prints, This book is a visual feast, illustrating the richness and diversity of the African textile tradition, and providing designers at all levels with inspiration for their own work, Overtextiles from The British Museum's renowned collection are explored in detail: magnificent blue and white, indigo resist dyed cloths from West Africa multi coloured, tie dyed and woven North African textiles mud cloths from Mali the unique wrap striped weaves and ikats from Madagascar adinkra block print and painted caligraphy cloths from Ghana and the adire cloths from Yorubaland.