Stars of the Caucasus
Subtitle: silk embroideries from Azerbaijan
Contributors: International Conference on Oriental Carpets
Publisher: Hali Publications, Limited
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 225
ISBN-13: 9781898113591
Subjects: Textile fabrics; Silk; Embroidery
Description: Published on the occasion of an important international loan exhibition at The Azerbaijan Carpet Museum in Baku, this multi-author book is much more than a mere catalogue. Written by a team of international museum professionals and independent scholars, it is the first co-ordinated and detailed study of the West Caspian region's characteristic silk embroideries. The book traces the history of embroidery in the Caucasus, the multi-cultural sources of domestic embroidery iconography and designs in which the textile traditions of the Iranian and Turkic worlds meet, materials and needlework techniques, as well as the relationship between embroidery and the pile carpet weaving tradition in the region. Exhibition: Azerbaijan Carpet Museum, Baku, Azerbaijan (2017).
Notes: "Produced... in association with the 5th International Conference on Azerbaijani Carpets (ISAC Baku), the International Conference on Oriental Carpets (ICOC), and the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Azerbaijan" held 17-20 October 2017.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 214-217).
Table of contents: title: Silk treasures of Azerbaijan / Alberto Boralevi & Asli Samadova; title: Historical Azerbaijan / Murray L. Eiland III; title: Caucasian embroideries in context / Penny Oakley; title: Safavid-style domestic embroideries from historical Azerbaijan, 1550-1800 / Michael Franses; title: Silk culture in the Caucasus / Irina Koshoridze; title: Azerbaijan embroidery techniques / Jennifer Wearden; title: What went before to make it as it was? Caucasian embroidered textiles from the Textile Museum Collection / Sumru Krody; title: 'Busily engaged on embroidery' : collecting and curatorship for the V&A / Moya Carey; title: An early museum collection : Azerbaijan embroideries in the V&A / Penny Oakley; title: A shared design lexicon : Azerbaijan embroideries and rugs / Brian Morehouse.