Encyclopedia of Embroidery from the Arab World

This outstanding volume is the first to cover its colorful subject across the Arab world in both space and time. Aramco World magazine This profusely illustrated volume on the embroidery of the Arab world is a tour de force of scholarship and technical detail. Bringing specialists from across the region and beyond to bear on this in-depth study, Dr. Vogelsang-Eastwood has produced a book that will both fascinate and inform readers. Historians of all disciplines, cultural anthropologists, practitioners of embroidery, designers, artists, and those simply beguiled by the beauty of textiles, will all benefit greatly from reading the Encyclopedia of Embroidery from the Arab World. -- Dale Gluckman, Senior consultant, Queen Sirikit Museum of Textiles, Bangkok, Thailand Textiles are a treasure trove for historians and curators, practising embroiderers and designers. Gillian Vogelsang-Eastwood, as both editor and main contributor, has marshalled a series of chapters from a range of specialists into a fully illustrated book on the outstanding heritage of embroidery from North Africa and the Middle East. The book, which can be consulted for information about regions, themes, collections, practical notes on stitches and much more, is set to become a classic work of reference - the aim of all encyclopedias. -- Jennifer Scarce, Duncan of Jordanstone School of Art and Design, University of Dundee, UK This valuable publication contains information of interest to the professional archaeologist, textile historian, textile conservator, and textile artist. To have combined all of this information within one volume is a remarkable achievement. -- Glennda Marsh-Letts, Archaeological Conservator and Textile Consultant, Australia This beautifully executed reference volume... achieves encyclopedic breadth and comprehensive coverage without fragmenting its subject... The book features very high-quality color illustrations... photographs of embroiderers working, showing tools and methods; pattern diagrams; drawings of stitches; schematic drawings of garments; maps, and more. This volume is well-made, can be held easily, and when laid flat will stay open to a selected page without text vanishing into the gutter. It is a pleasure to use... There is no comparable reference work covering the full breadth of the subject, making Encyclopedia of Embroidery from the Arab World essential for research and academic libraries with textile collections. -- Caroline Dechert Art Libraries Society of North America Reviews