Moroccan Textile Embroidery

Moroccan Textile Embroidery features over a hundred exceptional pieces of embroidery, along with rare photographs and paintings of Moroccan life that place this superb craftwork in its historical context. It aims to be a complete resource, containing detailed references to apprenticeship methods, techniques, and materials, and above all providing an eloquent testimony to the sophisticated artistic tastes of a society where beauty and practicality go hand in hand.

ISBN	2080111736	Pages	192
ISBN13	9782080111739 (What's this?)	Volumes	1
Publisher	Editions Flammarion	Weight (grammes)	1680
Imprint	Flammarion	Published in	Paris
Format	Hardback	Height (mm)	310
Publication date	17 Nov 2003	Width (mm)	240
Library of Congress	NK9287.75	Spine width (mm)	22
DEWEY	746.440964	Academic level	Tertiary education, General
DEWEY edition	DC22

		Preface		10
		Foreword		12
		Introduction		14
		Embroidery: A Woman's Art		16
		Apprenticeship and Profession		20
		The Ma'allema and the Ma'allema Ressama		24
		Moroccan Embroidery Today		32
		Materials		36
		Creating and Executing a Design		38
		Dyes		40
		Colors		41
		Decorating the Utilitarian		42
		The Kingdom of Embroidery		46
		Tetouan: Hispanic-Moorish Traces		50
		Chechaouen: Andalusian Echoes		72
		Fez: Monochromatic Subtleties		92
		Meknes: Pointillist Fantasy		126
		Rabat: A Passion for Flowers		138
		Sale: Riotous Restraint		166
		Azemmour: Moroccan Renaissance		178
		Bibliography		190
		Map and photographic credits		191

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