CRAFT TRADITIONS OF THE WORLD "LOCALLY MADE, GLOBALLY INSPIRING"

SENTANCE, BRYAN

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ISBN:978-0-500-51466-5
EAN:9780500514665
Editorial: THAMES & HUDSON
Fecha de la edición:2009
Número de la edición: 1
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Encuadernación:CARTONE
Nº Pág.:240
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This is the first worldwide survey to cover such an astonishing range of crafts. It includes sections on North America, Central and South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australasia and Oceania, and 90 crafts. The techniques used, from backstrap weaving and papercutting to metal casting and wood carving, and their histories are explained and illustrated, highlighting an incredible and dazzling diversity of styles. Some of the objects included are traditional, while some are modern but made using traditional techniques. Berber flatweaves, North African amulet pendants, Tibetan tiger rugs, Japanese origami, Maori fish hooks, South American carved gourds, Amazonian pottery, Hungarian painted eggs, Venetian glass beads, Pacific totem poles, Shaker boxes... With a wealth of illustrations, a bibliography, information on museums and collections, this is an essential resource for anyone concerned with art, craft and decorative objects.