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Interwoven Globe: The Worldwide Textile Trade, 1500–1800
A global exploration of textile design and its far-reaching influence on aesthetics, commerce, and taste
Beginning in the 16th century, the golden age of European navigation created a vigorous textile trade, and a breathtaking variety of textile designs subsequently spread across the globe. Trade textiles blended the traditional designs, skills, and tastes of their cultures of origin, with new techniques learned through global exchange, creating beautiful new works that are also historically fascinating. Interwoven Globe is the first book to analyze these textiles within the larger history of trade and design. Richly illustrated texts explore the interrelationship of textiles, commerce, and taste from the age of discovery to the 19th century, including a detailed discussion of 120 illuminating works. From the elaborate dyed and painted cotton goods of India to the sumptuous silks of Japan, China, Turkey, and Iran, the paths of influence are traced westward to Europe and the Americas. Essential to this exchange was the trade in highly valued natural dyes and dye products, underscoring the influence of global exploration on the aesthetics and production techniques of textiles, and the resulting fashion for the "exotic."
Published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art/Distributed by Yale University Press
Exhibition The Metropolitan Museum of Art
(09/16/13–01/05/14)
Beginning in the 16th century, the golden age of European navigation created a vigorous textile trade, and a breathtaking variety of textile designs subsequently spread across the globe. Trade textiles blended the traditional designs, skills, and tastes of their cultures of origin, with new techniques learned through global exchange, creating beautiful new works that are also historically fascinating. Interwoven Globe is the first book to analyze these textiles within the larger history of trade and design. Richly illustrated texts explore the interrelationship of textiles, commerce, and taste from the age of discovery to the 19th century, including a detailed discussion of 120 illuminating works. From the elaborate dyed and painted cotton goods of India to the sumptuous silks of Japan, China, Turkey, and Iran, the paths of influence are traced westward to Europe and the Americas. Essential to this exchange was the trade in highly valued natural dyes and dye products, underscoring the influence of global exploration on the aesthetics and production techniques of textiles, and the resulting fashion for the "exotic."
Published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art/Distributed by Yale University Press
Exhibition The Metropolitan Museum of Art
(09/16/13–01/05/14)
360 pages, Hardcover
First published August 1, 2013
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April 20, 2021
This gorgeous book contains essays and exhibition images of textiles, works of art, and more, all shown at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
The essays focus on textiles, weaving, and marketing / selling the textiles across the globe. The images and text demonstrate how interconnected or 'interwoven' trade is, particularly in the early modern period and into the present.
If you want an eye-full of lovely textiles, check out this book. I'm so pleased Ohio's libraries purchase and loan such beautiful and informative books.
The essays focus on textiles, weaving, and marketing / selling the textiles across the globe. The images and text demonstrate how interconnected or 'interwoven' trade is, particularly in the early modern period and into the present.
If you want an eye-full of lovely textiles, check out this book. I'm so pleased Ohio's libraries purchase and loan such beautiful and informative books.
June 7, 2023
One of the best exhibitions I've had the pleasure of seeing in person. The catalogue doesn't disappoint. I have read this book from front to back at least 5 times, and I've assigned many of the essays to students over the years. All of which is to say that I find it offers new insight each time I've read it and the essays are accessible. Plus, it focuses on gorgeous textiles!
February 3, 2016
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