Two annotated bibliographies on textile arts, both useful reference works
publ. in the late 1990s but not widely distributed, are still available
from the publishers for a limited time. If you don't yet have these,
you may want to consider adding them to your reference collection.
Andras Riedlmayer
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Bibliographica textilia historiae : towards a general bibliography
on the history of textiles based on the Library and Archives of
the Center for Social Research on Old Textiles (CSROT) / ed. by
Seth Siegelaub. New York : International General, 1997. - 415 p. :
ill. ; 31 cm. - ISBN 0884770389
An annotated bibliography comprising 5,000 titles, in all languages,
late 15th - 20th c, covering all periods, regions & aspects - artistic,
technological & social-economic - of the world history of textiles & its
study: woven & printed textiles, carpets, embroidery, lace, tapestry,
dyeing, costume, weaving & fiber technology, conservation, etc.
The entries are organized alphabetically by author, with many works,
especially early & major works, given with detailed collations and
annotations. Includes virtually all of the major general works on textiles
published since the mid-19th c; & a detailed subject classification,
pp. 365-410. The first general bibliography to systematically outline
and document all facets of the literature of the history of textiles.
(Price: Euros 108,00 / $ 135.00 - incl. free airmail shipping).
Orders:
INTERNATIONAL GENERAL RARE BOOKS
The History of Textiles - The Islamic Arts
Herenstraat 1A, NL-1015 BX Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Email: [log in to unmask] - Fax\Tel: [31 20] 622.9144 -
Web: www.igeneral.org
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Textile arts of the Islamic world : working bibliographies /
Eastern Hemisphere Curatorial Department. -
Washington DC: The Textile Museum, 1997; updated 1998.
An extensive bibliography has been created, primarily used as an internal
department and exhibition resource, that encompasses many subject areas
within the world of Islamic textiles -- rugs and carpets, textiles
and garments, related studies, textile structures and technologies,
symmetry in Islamic art. This spiral-bound volume contains about 100 pp.
of analytical bibliographies on many aspects of textile arts of the
Islamic world, from Albanian costume to Zilu (a type of flatweave from
Iran), and including Oriental carpets, Turkish carpets, Persian carpets,
Indian carpets, and Central Asian carpets. (Item #8069 -- Price: $24.00)
Order online at www.textilemuseumshop.org
or by mail/phone from --
The Textile Museum Shop
2320 S Street, NW
Washington, DC 20008 U.S.A.
tel (202) 667-0441
fax (202) 483-0994
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