"Fascinating and much-needed...the first to cover this wide, surprisingly colorful realm in its entirety."—San Diego Union Tribune Navajo wedding baskets and Apache water baskets; sweetgrass and black ash splint baskets from New York State; rattan hanging baskets from Bangladesh; lacquered picnic baskets from China; Berber baskets from Morocco; Zulu coiled pots; rope rim baskets from France; birch bark strips from Finland; willow frame baskets from Wales; horsehair from Chile; plaited yucca from Mexico... While basketmaking as a living art and craft has an extensive modern literature, this is the first book to provide a worldwide survey. The book covers over eighty richly illustrated topics: • materials—from bamboo and bark to palms, grasses, and synthetic fibers; • techniques—from twining and plaiting to coiling, linking, and looping; • decoration—from natural dyes to embroidery and embellishment; • everyday basketry—from cradles to fishing creels; • wider applications—from art to hats, architecture to transport. Complete with advice on collecting, a glossary, and information on where to see baskets, this survey will be essential for anyone concerned with craft, decorative objects, and interior design. 833 illustrations, 697 in color.

Basketry: A World Guide to Traditional Techniques

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Sentance, Bryan

Crafts & Hobbies

Thames&Hudson

Hundreds of illustrations, many in color, highlight a fascinating study of the art of traditional basketry from around the world, capturing the beauty and functionality of works ranging from Navajo wedding baskets and Chinese raffia embroidery to Japanese bamboo openwork, French picnic baskets, and Berber works from Morocco. Antiques Roadshow Book Club.

Art of the Basket: Traditional Basketry from Around the World

A thorough look at wood, its uses, and designs, from prehistoric times to the multitude of purposes it serves today, also reviews the different types of wood, forms of carving, decorative techniques, construction, tools and techniques, and more, all accompanied by more than eight hundred illustrations to further exhibit the significance of one of our most vital natural resources.

Wood: The World of Woodwork and Carving

Arts & Photography

History & Criticism

A world-wide survey of traditional ceramics evaluates specific types for their raw materials, creation techniques, decoration types, and uses, in a comprehensive volume that features such topics as firing, glazes and finishes, molding, and throwing and provides a glossary, tourist information, and a wealth of illustrations.

Ceramics: A World Guide To Traditional Techniques

Reference

The first comprehensive worldwide survey, an essential document for anyone concerned with art, crafts, and decorative objects. The diversity of the crafts included here is truly astonishing: Berber flatweaves, North African amulets, Tibetan tiger rugs, Japanese kojeshi dolls, Aborigine microlith tools, Maori fish hooks, North American carved gourds, Amazonian pottery, Hungarian painted eggs, Venetian glass beads, German and French tin-glazed ceramics, Pacific totem poles, Shaker boxes. . . . The book is organized geographically―North America, Central and South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australasia and Oceania―and each section is subdivided into specific crafts. The techniques used in a particular craft and its history―from Andean backstrap weaving and Polish paper cutting to Hausa embroidery and wood carving in the Hindu Kush―are explained and illustrated, highlighting an incredible diversity of styles. Complete with a bibliography and information on museums, this survey celebrates skills found all around the world. 475 color, 5 b&amp;w illustrations

Craft Traditions of the World: Locally Made, Globally Inspiring

Antiques & Collectibles

World Textiles is a complete guide to the whole range of traditional handmade textiles from all corners of the globe. The history of the world can be read in textiles: the rise of civilizations and the fall of empires are woven into their warp and weft along with the great stories of conquest, religion, and trade. Eight sections cover every aspect of materials and techniques, each giving a succinct summary of characteristics, making, and geographical distribution, accompanied by hundreds of color illustrations and drawings. Non-loom and loom-woven textiles, painted and printed, dyed, sewn, embroidered, and embellished techniques are all covered, as well as the materials themselves.

World Textiles: A Visual Guide to Traditional Techniques

Gillow, John

Bulfinch

Atlas der Textilien.

Paul Haupt, Bern

From Native American face masks to German bread boards, this worldwide survey highlights the versatility of wood and outlines the many types of wood and their uses. Some of the civilized world's most significant inventions—the wheel, the printing press, and the first calculator, the abacus—were developed using wood, and this guide shows the different ways that cultures have historically put it to use. With over 800 illustrations, a glossary, information on where to see collections, a bibliography, and an index, this is an exhaustive reference of the many and varied uses of one of our most precious natural resources. Desde máscaras indígenas hasta tablas de pan alemanas, este estudio mundial destaca la versatilidad de la madera y explica los diferentes tipos que existen y sus usos. Algunos de los inventos más importantes de la historia—la rueda, la imprenta y el ábaco—fueron creados usando la madera, y ésta guía enseña los variados usos de diferentes culturas. Con más de 800 ilustraciones, un glosario, información sobre colecciones y una bibliografía con índice, esta es una referencia detallada de la versatilidad de este valioso recurso natural.

La madera: El mundo del trabajo de la madera y la talla en madera (Spanish Edition)

Editorial Nerea

The first worldwide survey of traditional ceramics, this guide includes information on raw materials, techniques, types of decorations, and different uses. From Anasazi bowls to Balinese roof tiles, the diversity of ceramics is widespread. It covers topics such as the excavation and preparation of materials, modeling, pinching, throwing, press molding, appliqué, incising, impressing, sgraffito, glazes, and many more. With more than 800 illustrations, a glossary, a bibliography, information on where to see collections, and an index, this book will prove invaluable to anyone interested in art, craft, decorative objects, and interior design. 
El primer estudio de la cerámica tradicional, esta guía incluye información sobre materiales, técnicas, tipos de decoraciones y diferentes usos. Desde los platos anasazi hasta las tejas balinesas, la diversidad presentada es tan variada como los estilos descritos. Cubre temas como la excavación y preparación de materiales y varias diferentes técnicas específicas a la cerámica. Con más de 800 ilustraciones, un glosario, una bibliografía, información sobre colecciones y un índice, este libro es una referencia inestimable para cualquiera interesado en el arte y la decoración.

Cerámica: Sus técnicas tradicionales en todo el mundo (Spanish Edition)

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