Kaitag: L'Art Textile du Daghestan by Chenciner,Robert - 1994

Textile Arts Publications, 1993-01-01. Hardcover. Like New. 12x9x1. Textile Art Publications; unknown, 1993. Hardcover. Book is heavy and additional shipping cost may apply. NEW and in factory shrink wrap. A Fine, cloth binding, binding firm, sharp corners, in a Fine Dust wrapper. A nice, clean and unmarked copy. 4to[quarto or approx. 9.5 x 12 inches], 207pp. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.

Textile Art Publications, London. 1993. 4to, 207pp, with 47 colour plates, 171 black and white plates and other colour illustrations in text. A very good hardback copy in dust jacket with wear and fraying to edges. Offsetting to half-title and light toning to fore edges.

Kaitag: Textile art from Daghestan

London: Textile Art Publications, 1993. Hardcover. Fine - basically as new. Navy blue cloth with white lettering; color illustrated dj with white lettering; 208 pp. with 80 color plates, 180 bw illustrations and photographs, as well as drawings and a map of the region. Text in English; the Kaitag hail from a small, mountainous region in southern Daghestan. Their art included themes from Zoroastrian, Muslim, Christian, Jewish and pagan symbolism and used mostly brightly-colored silk threads and yarns for their exquisite textile works. Those covered in this volume were worked between the 1500s and 1800s. An intriguing look at stunning pieces and accompanying essay information.