Encyclopedia of Embroidery from Central Asia, the Iranian Plateau and the Indian Subcontinent

by Willem Vogelsang and Gillian Vogelsang-Eastwood

This is the first reference work to describe the history of embroidery throughout Central Asia, the Iranian Plateau and the Indian Subcontinent from the medieval period through to the present. It offers an authoritative guide to all the major embroidery traditions of the region and a detailed examination of the material, technical, artistic and design dimensions of the subject, including its use by today's fashion designers.

For millennia,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350017248
• ISBN13: 9781350017245
• Release Date: January 2021
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Visual Arts
• Length: 488 Pages
• Weight: 4.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 8.5" x 10.7"