The Book of Silk

图书标准信息

• 作者 Philippa Scott 著
• 出版社 Thames & Hudson
• 出版时间 2001-10
• ISBN 9780500283080
• 定价 438.40元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 256页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

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Luxury,beauty,refinement,sensuality,elegance--silkissynonymouswithallofthese.Nofiber--naturalorman-made--rivalsitsversatility.Silkislightbutstrong,smoothandsoft,supremelyadaptable.Itcanbemadewonderfullywarmordeliciouslycool,anddyedwithinfinitesubtletyorboldnessofcolor.Whenwornordraped,itsfluidityisspellbinding.TheBookofSilkfollowsthestoryofthisremarkablematerialthrough5,000years,reproducinghundredsoffabrics,furnishings,andgarmentsfromallpartsoftheworld.FromancientChina,wherethesecretofreelingsilkwormcocoonswasfirstdiscovered,thenarrativeleadsbythelegendarySilkRoutestoByzantiumandtheIslamicworld,toOttomanTurkeyandIndia--andontotheRenaissance,baroque,andrococosilksofWesternChristendom.InmoderntimesthefashionindustryyieldsawonderfularrayofdesignsfromFortuny,Balenciaga,Poiret,andSchiaparelli,amongothers.Adazzlingselectionofillustrations,manydrawnfromprivatecollections,revealssilk'somnipresenceincoutureanddecoration,carpets,embroidery,andevenpainting.Completewithadetailedreferencesectionthatincludestermsandtechnicalprocesses,collectingandcare,galleriesandmuseums,andabibliography,TheBookofSilkwillappealtoanyoneinterestedinhistory,fashion,andbeauty.

【目录】

TheWondersofSilkp.7Origins-ChinaandJapanp.21CentralAsiaandtheSilkRoadp.49India'sWovenWindsp.61TheAncientWorld,EgyptandByzantiump.77TheTideofIslamp.93Mongols,Mamluks,Ottomansp.115ThePersianFloweringp.133SilkWeavingComestoEuropep.149FrenchStylep.169WesternHighlightsp.193SilkintheModernWorldp.213CompendiumofInformationTermsandTechniquesp.234Collectingp.243CareandConservationp.244MuseumsandCollectionsp.246Publicationsp.248Acknowledgmentsp.251Indexp.253TableofContentsprovidedbyBlackwell.AllRightsReserved.