- Hardcover: 144 pages
- Publisher: Victoria & Albert Museum (Oct 1 2001)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0810965852
- ISBN-13: 978-0810965850
- Product Dimensions: 30.2 x 25.8 x 2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 1.2 Kg
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,846,516 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From Library Journal
Beautiful embroidery is one of the unique contributions the Ottoman Empire made to world art. London's Victoria & Albert Museum has acquired over 680 pieces of this work. Here, Ellis (Embroideries and Samplers from Islamic Egypt), research assistant at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, and Wearden (Samplers from the Victoria & Albert Museum and Persian Printed Cottons), assistant curator in textiles and dress at the Victoria & Albert Museum, pull selected pieces from that collection for this catalog. The Ottoman Empire is very briefly introduced in a chapter covering its history, expansion, culture, and influence, and tucked behind the plates is a wonderful chapter on the actual embroidery techniques, detailed in text and diagrams. The overall organization of the book is, unfortunately, clunky for example, there is no index, and the illustrations and their captions are separated. However, the color illustrations themselves are large and bright, showing the effect of the embroidery pattern or close-up details of the tiny stitches. An additional purchase for specialized collections. Karen Ellis, Nicholson Memorial Lib. Syst., Garland, TX
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
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'A true turkish delight' Antiques Magazine 'Lavishly presented ... a good introduction to a complex subject' Burlington Magazine 'A beautiful visual introduction to the field' Crafts
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photos of 155 pieces + a how-to, Nov 26 2006
By R. "broid" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Ottoman Embroidery (Hardcover)
The vast majority (about 85%) of this book is the 155 colored plates and catalog, some with enough detail to see individual stitches. The catalog information includes the dimensions of the piece, materials used, and stitching technique. Pieces range from the 16th-19th centuries.There are only 8 pages of background info on culture and history. If you want more on that, see Flowers of Silk and Gold by Krody.
If you'd like to try your hand at one of these styles, the last section of the book describes the various techniques and gives directions and clear, easy to follow diagrams.
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Ottoman Embroidery Awesomeness!, Dec 25 2010
By Snowfire "Snowfire" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Ottoman Embroidery (Hardcover)
I love the details and information in this book. It was one of those books I wanted forever and I was thrilled to get it as a gift! There is history and practical, usable info in here, and some pretty pictures too.
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