Categorii: Diverse
Limba: Engleza
Data publicării: 2015
Editura: Thames & Hudson
Tip copertă: Hardcover
Nr Pag: 352
ISBN: 9780500517925
Dimensiuni: l: 23.8cm | H: 30.6cm | 3.6cm
The warp-faced weaves of the Andes are the most complex in the world, with up to eight warp levels. Existing studies of Andean textiles use a technical language derived from other textile traditions (mainly tapestry from Europe and the Near East), but this book takes as its starting-point the technical terms in the Aymara and Quechua languages used by Andean weavers themselves. The result is a completely new way of understanding one of the great craft traditions of the world. Within its field, the authors work is truly groundbreaking. This is a highly technical book that sets out the authors alternative classification system via tables, photographs and diagrams. It is also a celebration of one of the most gorgeous and sophisticated weaving traditions in the world.