ANNE WANNER'S Textiles in History   /  book reviews

Book reviews - 2005

books and articles since April 2005

 

  • Pfauen, Blüten und Zypressen: Persische Textilien der Qajaren-Zeit (1788–1925), 2005, by Marie-Louise Nabholz-Kartaschoff, and Axel Langer, in german language (exhibition catalogue)
  • Rendas de Bilros Vila do Conde - Um patrimonio a preservar, by Ana Pires and other authors, 2005, 93 pages, lavishly illustrated with color and black and white pictures, text in portugies language.
  • Die Fergger - zwischen Auftraggebern und Heimarbeitenden, von Albert Spycher, Herisau 2003, in german language, 161 pages, many coloured and black and white pictures. ISBN: 3-85882-358-9, www.appenzellerverlag.ch
  • a portée de main, Sacs et bourses des collections du MHL, by Catherine Kulling, Liliane Guinard, Catherine Saugy, Musée historique e Lausanne Exposition du 4 mars au 25 septembre 2005, Lausanne 2005, ISBN 2-9515033-4-2
  • Lebens-Faden, Die Textilsammlung des Altonaer Museums, Norddeutsches Landesmuseum, by Torkild Hinrichsen, Hamburg 2003, text in German, 103 pages, illustrated in colour, ISBN 3-927637-45-9
  • La Soie à Lyon, De la grande Fabrique aux textiles du XXIe siècle, by Bernard Tassinari, published by the Editions Lyonnaises d'Art et d'Histoire, size 22 x 27 cm, 250 iconographic documents, 250 pages illustrated in colour. 45 Euro, e-mail: editions.lyonnaises@wanadoo.fr
  • Merletti e Ricami italiani - Italian Laces and Embroideries, edited by Christina Notore, Essays by Thessy Schoenholzer Nichols, Marialuisa Rizzini, Bianca Rosa Bellomo, Bologna April 2005, text in Italian and in English
  • IPEC - The Crescent & The Rose, Imperial Ottoman Silks and Velvets, by Nurhan Atasoy, Walter B. Denny, Louise W. Mackie, Hülya Tezcan, Azimuth Editions Ltd., 2001, text in English, 360 pages, 170 colour and 426 black and white photos, £ 95.-, ISBN 1-898592-19-5
  • Der goldene Faden, by Walter Brix, Köln 2003
  • Fürstliche Interieurs. Dekorationstextilien des 18. Jahrhunderts, by Anna Jolly, with an English translation of the introduction, 41 catalogue numbers, c.260 pages with 120 illustrations, ISBN 3-905014-28-9, CHF 85.- + postage.
    http://www.abegg-stiftung.ch/e/publikationen/neuerscheinung.html
  • Crown and Veil: A comprehensive catalogue has been published by Hirmer publs., Munich 2005, 604 pages, over 750 illustrations, exhibition price ca. 32 Euro, book stores ca. 45 Euro. ISBN 3-7774-2565-6
    http://www.krone-und-schleier.de/en/exhibition.htm
  • International Arts and Crafts, edited by Karen Livingstone and Linda Parry, V&A Publications, London 2005
  • Liturgische Gewänder und andere Paramente im Dom zu Brandenburg, Hg. Helmut Reihlen, Regensburg - Riggisberg 2005

books and articles since January 2005

  • Gieneke Arnolli & Rosalie Sloof, Letter for Letter. Merklappen , Leeuwarden, 2004, text in dutch, extensive summaries of each chapter in English, Euro 30.-, ISBN 90 400 9016 5
  • Berliner Stickereien des Biedermeier. Entwicklung und gesellschaftliche Bedeutung, von Uta-Christiane Bergemann, in: Jahrbuch der Berliner Museen, 2002, erschienen 2004, Berlin, S. 93-128, in German
  • Gieneke Arnolli, Altijd is Kortjakje, in: Kostuum, 2004, pp. 31-36, text in Dutch, summary in English on p. 83
  • Die Paramentikwerkstatt Glattburg, by Anne Wanner, in: Benediktinerinnen-Abtei St. Gallenberg in Glattburg bei Oberbueren, St. Gallen 2004, in German
  • Richard Hersberger Collection - Teppich-Bilder, vom Atlas bis Tibet, by Richard Hersberger and other authors, Muttenz 2004, in German
  • Das Journal des Luxus und der Moden, Kultur um 1800, hgg. Angela Borchert, Ralf Dressel, Heidelberg 2004, abstracts in German and in English

 


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