Felt / Willow Mullins.
Material type: TextPublisher: Oxford ; New York : Berg, 2009Edition: English editionDescription: 182 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 26 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 1845204387 (cloth)
- 1845204395 (pbk.)
- 9781845204389 (cloth)
- 9781845204396 (pbk.)
- 677/.63 22
- TT849.5 .M85 2009
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Books | Main Library General Circulation | 677/.63 M959 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 3BPSU00081060Q |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-176) and index.
Introduction -- The making of felt -- The history of felt -- Felt in Central Asia -- Felt in the Middle East, Turkey and Hungary -- Felt in Europe -- Felt in Western art -- Felt everywhere -- The meanings of felt -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgements -- Illustrations credits -- Index.
This text follows the journey of felt through time, space, and purpose by pulling into focus a series of snapshots of different felting traditions. Beautifully illustrated, 'Felt' covers the wide-ranging history and development of this most unassuming but ubiquitous of fabrics.
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