Mantas tradicionais do baixo Alentejo = Traditional blankets from lower Alentejo

Name/Title

Mantas tradicionais do baixo Alentejo = Traditional blankets from lower Alentejo

Entry/Object ID

TT848.1.P8.M3 2023

Description

A book about the history, heritage and the present day challenges facing the production of traditional woven blankets from Baixo Alentejo (the lower Alentejo region of Portugal), spanning four decades of research and investigative work. Includes color and b/w photos and illustrations throughout.

Context

Includes a facsimile of the original 1984 publication "Mantas Tradicionais do Baixo Alentejo" by Cláudio Torres, Ângela Luzia e Isabel Magalhães, which presents the thorough research carried out in the 1980s, as well as an investigation by Carlos Manuel Cândido Pedro titled "Cardadores, fiadeiras e tecedeiras : A tecelagem de lã do Baixo Alentejo."

Lexicon

Search Terms

blankets--portugal, spinning--portugal, weavers--portugal, weaving--portugal, wool--portugal

Legacy Lexicon

Category

Book

Book Details

Author

Angela Luzia, Isabel Magalhães, Cláudio Torres

Publisher

Campo Arqueológico de Mértola

Place Published

City

Mértola, Portugal

Date Published

2023

Publication Language

Portuguese

ISBN

9789729375651

Notes

Length: 106