Embroidered textiles : a world guide to traditional patterns / Sheila Paine ; line drawings by Imogen Paine

Texto en inglés.

En la portada: whith 508 illustrations, 362 in colour.

1. Guide to identification. The Far East -- The indian subcontinent -- Central Asia -- The Middle East -- West, Central and East Africa -- North Africa -- Southeast Europe -- Eastern Europe -- The Baltic States -- Scandinavia -- Central Europe -- Western Europe -- North America -- Central America -- South America -- 2. The decorative power of cult. The great goddes -- The tree of life -- The hunt -- The sun -- 3. Religion and its patterns. Taoism -- Buddhism -- Hinduism -- Islam -- Zoroastrianism -- Christianity -- 4. The magical source of protection. The magic of embroidery -- Protective embroidery -- Supplementary embroidery -- Patterns -- Materials -- The power of red -- High days and holy places -- Transitional embroidery.

Prólogo: al comienzo de la obra.

Contents: p. 6-7.

Introduction: Techniques and traditions: p. 8-13.

Glossary: p. 230.

Dictionary of stitches: p. 231-232.

Further reading: p. 233-234.

Collections and collecting: p. 235.

Sources of illustrations: p. 236-237.

Acknoledgments: p. 237.

Index: p. 238-240.