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- Title Embroidery from Palestine
- Author Shelagh Weir
- Binding Paperback
- Pages 87
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher University of Washington Press
- Date February 15, 2007
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780295986609 / 0295986603
- Weight 0.84 lbs (0.38 kg)
- Dimensions 8.92 x 8.92 x 0.38 in (22.66 x 22.66 x 0.97 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Ethnic embroidery - Palestine, Embroidery - Palestine
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2011431272
- Dewey Decimal Code 746.443
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University of Washington Press. New. 2006. Paperback. 0295986603 .*** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request *** - *** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - FLAWLESS COPY, BRAND NEW, PRISTINE, NEVER OPENED -- - Corresponds to ISBN: 0295986603. 88 pages. Description: "This book focuses on the spectacular embroidery that flourished in rural Palestine in the nineteenth century and the first half of the twentieth. During this period Arab village women embellished their ceremonial costumes with a variety of materials and techniques: lustrous silk floss embroidery, intricate cord couching, and taffeta and satin patchwork. Embroidery styles varied throughout the country, so that each garment was both a work of art and an expression of village and regional identity. Shelagh Weir outlines the cultural context in which this beautiful work was produced, describes the main types of ornamentation, and explains how and why fashions changed through time. Over…
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