Interwoven globe : the worldwide textile trade, 1500-1800 /
Beginning in the 16th century, the golden age of European navigation created a vigorous textile trade, and a breathtaking variety of textile designs subsequently spread across the globe. Trade textiles blended the traditional designs, skills and tastes of their cultures of origin, with new technique...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Metropolitan Museum of Art,
[2013].
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| Summary: | Beginning in the 16th century, the golden age of European navigation created a vigorous textile trade, and a breathtaking variety of textile designs subsequently spread across the globe. Trade textiles blended the traditional designs, skills and tastes of their cultures of origin, with new techniques learned through global exchange, creating beautiful new works that are also historically fascinating. Interwoven Globe is the first book to analyze these textiles within the larger history of trade and design. Richly illustrated texts explore the interrelationship of textiles, commerce and taste from the age of discovery to the 19th century, including a detailed discussion of 120 illuminating works. From the elaborate dyed and painted cotton goods of India to the sumptuous silks of Japan, China, Turkey and Iran, the paths of influence are traced westward to Europe and the Americas. Essential to this exchange was the trade in highly valued natural dyes and dye products, underscoring the influence of global exploration on the aesthetics and production techniques of textiles, and the resulting fashion for the 'exotic.' |
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| Item Description: | Colored maps on lining papers. Published in conjunction with an exhibition held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, September 16, 2013-January 5, 2014. |
| Physical Description: | x, 350 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 29 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-343) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781588394965 (The Metropolitan Museum of Art) 1588394964 (The Metropolitan Museum of Art) 9780300196986 (Yale University Press) 0300196989 (Yale University Press) |