To Weave for the Sun: Ancient Andean Textiles
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| Rating | : | 4.25 (900 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0500277931 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
K. Maxwell said Hand woven treasures from Peru. This is a 199"Hand woven treasures from Peru" according to K. Maxwell. This is a 1992 exhibition catalogue from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. The museum has an a very diverse collection of pre-Columbian and colonial textiles from Peru.The catalouge is well presented with a number of essays on these ancient textiles, their method of construction and meaning at the front - followed by a colour listing and description of each textile on show in the second half of the book.The photography is beautiful in this book and we are shown textiles ranging from 500Bc to the 18th century. There. exhibition catalogue from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. The museum has an a very diverse collection of pre-Columbian and colonial textiles from Peru.The catalouge is well presented with a number of essays on these ancient textiles, their method of construction and meaning at the front - followed by a colour listing and description of each textile on show in the second half of the book.The photography is beautiful in this book and we are shown textiles ranging from 500Bc to the 18th century. There. Peter D. Tillman said Good catalog of a major collection, OK color reproductions. Nice 199"Good catalog of a major collection, OK color reproductions" according to Peter D. Tillman. Nice 1992 catalog of the extensive Precolumbian textile holdings of the Boston Museum of Art. Good info and 80 color plates, which aren't up to current printing standards (but are OK).Unusually, the catalog includes 10 color plates of colonial weavings, from the 16th through 18th century. These aren't often seen, and are both interesting and beautiful.Recommended for fans of old Andean textiles. Solid and well-designed oversize.paperback that's holding up well to moderate use. We probably bought it new, around the. catalog of the extensive Precolumbian textile holdings of the Boston Museum of Art. Good info and 80 color plates, which aren't up to current printing standards (but are OK).Unusually, the catalog includes 10 color plates of colonial weavings, from the 16th through 18th century. These aren't often seen, and are both interesting and beautiful.Recommended for fans of old Andean textiles. Solid and well-designed oversize.paperback that's holding up well to moderate use. We probably bought it new, around the. Four Stars good book on ancient textiles of the Andes
Described and illustrated here, in many cases for the first time are the finest examples from the collection: weavings of astonishing virtuosity with striking geometric designs, elaborate carpets and covers, mantles, tunics, featherwork, woven shoes with metal decoration and intriguing figural sculptures with tapestry faces - representing the major cultures of the pre-Columbian period as well as the achievements of Spanish Colonial times. They believed that the highest form of weaving was created expressly for the sun, which they considered the greatest of the celestial powers. Their first gifts to European strangers were made not of gold and silver, but of camelid fibre and cotton. Textiles were the Incas' most prized possessions. This book uses this image to symbolise Andean tradition as a whole and documents the collection of ancient and Colonial Andean textiles in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, which is among the most comprehensive of its kind in the world. A chronological overview and accompanying essays examine the weavings as primary sources of information about their makers. For archaeologists, ethnographers, textile designers and weaver