Description: Chinese Textile Designs Author: Hanyu, Gao (Text); Rosemary Scott and Susan Whitfield (Translators) Title: Chinese Textile Designs Publication: London: Viking, 1992 Edition: First English language edition Description: Hardcover. Folio. 272pp. Original pictorial dust-jacket over black cloth, with gold lettering on spine. Illustrated endpapers. Book housed in its original cardboard slipcase, with black lettering on spine. Recent archaeological excavations in the People's Republic of China have brought to light a wealth of early textiles, many in remarkably good condition, causing scholars to reassess the history of Chinese textile technology and design. Some of the most important of these designs are illustrated in this volume in which the author discusses all the significant archaeogical material and uses it to explain the development of spinning, weaving, printing, dyeing and embroidery in China. The majority of the pieces illustrated are of silk, and Professor Gao traces the history of sericulture back to the neolithic era, assessing the importance of Chinese textile technology within the context of the history of fabrics in the rest of the world. The author provides a detailed history of technological developments associated with the production of cloth and clothing. The author also makes full use of ancient Chinese texts in his discussion of the social and political significance of colored and decorated fabrics throughout Chinese history. This work is splendidly illustrated throughout with 275 color photographic reproductions. Lower corners of binding slightly bumped (not affecting pages). Slipcase, dust-jacket and binding in overall good+ to very good, interior in very good condition. g+ to vg. Seller ID: 37384 Subject: Arts: Decorative We offer a broad selection of rare, out-of-print and antiquarian books with an emphasis on photography, architecture, art, Judaica, Bibles, Weimar Germany and the Third Reich, modernism, Olympic Games, erotica and foreign-language works, especially German, Hebrew, Polish and Yiddish. Terms All orders ship within two business days. Standard mail is USPS Priority Mail. All items are guaranteed to be as described or they may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.
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Author: Hanyu, Gao (Text); Rosemary Scott and Susan Whitfield
Publisher: Viking
Year Printed: 1992
Special Attributes: 1st Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Subject: Illustrated
Original/Facsimile: Original
