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Art of African Textiles Hardcover – January 1, 1997

by Duncan Clarke (Author)
4.3 out of 5 stars 14 ratings
Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition/ This rare and vintage book is a perfect addition to any bibliophile's collection
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  1. Print length
    128 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Thunder Bay Pr
  4. Publication date
    January 1, 1997
  5. Dimensions
    10.75 x 0.75 x 14.5 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1571451323
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1571451323
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Thunder Bay Pr; Reprint edition (January 1, 1997)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 128 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1571451323
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1571451323
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 10.75 x 0.75 x 14.5 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 out of 5 stars 14 ratings

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  • Burkhard von Rabenau
    5.0 out of 5 stars Well informed book
    Reviewed in the United States on November 8, 2019
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    The pictures were a bit too big, and so was the font. But the information was great, a number of things new to me.
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  • Udoka
    1.0 out of 5 stars Very Disappointed
    Reviewed in the United States on June 18, 2020
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    Very disappointed. The quality of the photos of the textile is poor. The book does not seem to be professionally printed. I am going to return this book.
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  • Deborah Abernethy
    4.0 out of 5 stars Good Introductory Book on African textiles.
    Reviewed in the United States on November 6, 2000
    This is a very interesting and informative book on this subject. It makes one appreciate the workmanship and artistic style of these fabrics. This book, first, describes the main materials and techniques of African cloth production and decoration and, then, explores in detail a few of the more popular of the African textiles. These include Raffia cloths of Zaire, Kente(Royal Cloth of the Ashanti), Bogolan (Mud-Dyed Cloth of Mali),Aso Oke (Ceremonial Cloth of the Yoruba), and African Wax -Printed Cloths. Detailed descriptions and full-color photographs not onlly glorifies the art but makes one understand the real African textiles from the African influenced copies.
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  • Fiona Adams
    2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing design and layout
    Reviewed in the United States on September 5, 2003
    While the content of this book is, for the most part, informative and interesting (although limited in its geographical reach within Africa), the production side leaves a lot to be desired. The bold, heavy typeface is ugly and hard to read and rivers of white space running down the columns give the typesetting an unprofessional look - this is the kind of basic typesetting error one expects in a cheap flyer, not in a glossy coffee table book. There are several typing errors, which are annoying, and the book could also have done with a good edit. For example, the author declines to explain various weaving processes because they are apparently too technical, but stating this at least three times in one book suggests that either the author doesn't understand the processes himself, or he has a rather low opinion of his readers' capacity to understand them. Either way, a good edit could have ironed out the repetition of this problem, or found a way to explain these technical processes - for example, simple line illustrations could have been used to show graphically what the author was not able to put into words. While the photos are generally good and make one really want to see the textiles in the flesh, as it were, those that are meant to show more detail are often not sufficiently close up to really provide much more information. They come across as repetition or as gap-fillers rather than serving any more useful function. There are several examples in the section on raffia cloths of Zaire, and a glaring example on pages 68/69. A more successful example is on pages 76/77, where the detail does in fact show more detail.
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  • Jane D.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 7, 2018
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    nice descriptions and pictures giving lots of ideas for replication and inclusion in artwork
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  • naoquinha
    5.0 out of 5 stars 見ているだけでも面白い
    Reviewed in Japan on August 14, 2003
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    　ザイール、アシャンティ、マリ、ヨルバのテキスタイルを紹介しています。思ったより薄い本でした。
    　一つ一つについて、はじめは誰の衣装の為の布だったのか、植民地化の過程で役割がどのように変わったのかなど、平易な英語で詳しく書かれています。
    各テキスタイルのサンプル写真も豊富で、読まずに見ているだけでも、結構楽しめます。
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