Textiles: The Art of Mankind

Just a beautiful book, lots of inspiration, images are excellent. Heavy in weight so not a bed time read. A pleasure to have - never letting go of this one!

A splendid book, well-researched and beautifully illustrated. Something to treasure....and to dip into, not really to read in one sitting. The project is ambitious - examining the history of textiles from the earliest times up to the present.Some of the discussion is about whether textiles count as 'art' or 'craft' - a dilemma that will probably never be fully resolved. The illustrations depict textiles from all over the world, from all periods of history, and the text examines mutual developments, and the influence of cultures on each other. It discusses various types of fibre and how they are used...silk, wool, linen, synthetic fibres and so on.

This is no light reading, entirely due to the actual weight of the book. Otherwise it looks incredibly luxurious and it’s an amazing choice for a present (if they can carry it!)

A serious, must have book for anyone who is interested in textile art, covering historical and contemporary work.This is a huge coffee table book filled with fabulous images with well written and informative text.It's a very useful resource and a pleasure to flick through.

Great book on textiles all you need to know in one book, very thick with lots of old and contemporary pieces. Well worth buying and the book is made beautifully.

Of all my textile books, this is the best.

A beautiful and comprehensive book with lovely photographs and detailed research - offering a good cross section of design, craft and manufacturing across cultures.

A book suitable for just browsing or for the craftsperson a source of inspiration. Keep it beside you - it is too heavy to carry far and just keep looking. If you don't want to read the text the photographs tell you all you could wish to know. I highly recommend it.

Let't get it out of the way first.......I don't "get" the choice of artwork for the cover. I was in a toney NYC book store and saw this book, all awash in shrink wrap, and I "assumed" that it was about the history of textiles. The choice of cover artwork, a very lovely-but-traditional print, lead me to think that this was yet-another door stop book about textile design through the ages. Luckily, I happened to encounter the book elsewhere and flipped through. Key word: "flipped"! I knew this was something that would be amazingly inspiring, for years to come. So, I am very happy with my Amazon purchase of this book. It is lavish, surprising, informative, motivational, distinctive, and beautifully presented. I think the preponderance of ethnic textiles, plus vital contemporary examples is SO at odds with the cover....Well, a small quibble. A beautiful, inspiring book. Try it!

unica parola per definire questo libro: Bello! Pagine curate, buona stampa, foto perfette, mostrano anche i dettagli dei tessuti. è sicuramente un libro da collezione, particolarmente curato nei dettagli

لم استلمت المنتج المندوب اتي الي بثلاث كتب فقط والرابع ليس معه اريد الكتاب الرابع

Cadeau 🎁 Noël 🎄

Beautifully photographed, well written, inspirational book by Mary Schoeser. A book that spans the history of textiles as well as recognising the wonderful work that is being created today.