Main entry:

Meller, Susan.

Title & Author:

Russian textiles : printed cloth for the bazaars of central Asia / Susan Meller.

Publication:

New York : Abrams, 2007.

Description:

205 pages : chiefly color illustrations, color map ; 32 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preface / Susan Meller -- An introduction to the peoples of Central Asia / Susan Meller -- The social life of cloth / Kate Fitz Gibbon -- In celebration of a uniquely Russian sense of surface design / Annie Carlano -- More might not be enough / Robert Kushner -- 1. Paisley -- 2. Pre-revolutionary floral -- 3. Art Nouveau -- 4. Post-revolutionary floral -- 5. Post-revolutionary modern -- 6. Outside influences -- 7. Stripes and chits.

Summary:

'Russian Textiles' showcases printed-cotton textiles created and manufactured in Russia and exported to Central Asia from around 1860 to 1960. More than 175 patterns spanning a variety of different styles, from Art Nouveau florals to Soviet-era agitprop, are featured.

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ISBN:

9780810993815
0810993813
9780810993716
0810993716

Subject:

Textile printing Russia (Federation) History 19th century.
Textile printing Russia (Federation) History 20th century.
Textile painting Russia (Federation) History 19th century.
Textile painting Russia (Federation) History 20th century.
Impression sur étoffes Russie Histoire 19e siècle.
Impression sur étoffes Russie Histoire 20e siècle.
Peinture sur étoffes Russie Histoire 19e siècle.
Peinture sur étoffes Russie Histoire 20e siècle.
Commerce.
Textile painting.
Textile printing.
Textilaußenhandel
Textilien
Textilkunst
Textiel.
Asia, Central Commerce Russia (Federation)
Russia (Federation) Commerce Asia, Central.
Asie centrale Commerce Russie.
Central Asia.
Russia (Federation)
Mittelasien
Russland
Rusland.

Form/genre:

Bildband.
History.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 254335
Call No.: BIB 184269
Status: Available