Opis: Craft Traditions of the World - Polly Sentance, Bryan Sentance, B Sentance

This is the first comprehensive survey of crafts worldwide. The techniques used in a particular craft, from backstrap weaving and papercutting to metal casting and wood carving, as well as their history, are explained and illustrated, highlighting an incredible and dazzling diversity of styles. The book is organized geographically with six sections spanning the world, with each section subdivided into nearly 90 crafts altogether. Complete with over 500 illustrations, a glossary, bibliography, information on museums and an index, this survey is an essential document for anyone concerned with art, craft and decorative objects. Surveys almost every conceivable type of craft - from Navajo jewelry and North African amulets to Tibetan tiger rugs and Amazonian pottery.... If your heart is lost to folk art and indigenous crafts, this is the volume for you.

Szczegóły: Craft Traditions of the World - Polly Sentance, Bryan Sentance, B Sentance

Tytuł: Craft Traditions of the World
Autor: Polly Sentance, Bryan Sentance, B Sentance
Producent: Thames
ISBN: 9780500514665
Rok produkcji: 2009
Ilość stron: 240
Oprawa: Twarda
Waga: 1.68 kg

Recenzje: Craft Traditions of the World - Polly Sentance, Bryan Sentance, B Sentance