Name/Title
Traditional Palestinian costume : origins and evolutionEntry/Object ID
GT1430.P19.M8 2020Description
"The historical and cultural richness of Palestine is reflected visually in its costume and embroidery. Distinguished by boldness of color, richness of pattern, and diversity of style, and combined with great needlework skill, these textiles have long played an important role in Palestinian culture and identity and manifested themselves in every aspect of Palestinian life. Based on over twenty-five years of extensive field research and the culling of museum resources and publications from around the world, this book presents the most exhaustive and up-to-date study of the origins of Palestinian embroidery and costume -- from antiquity through medieval Arab textile arts to the present. It documents region by region the evolution of costume and the textile arts in Palestine in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It is lavishly illustrated with over 500 full-color photographs from the highly praised Munayyer Collection, which includes a whole range of embroidered textiles from traditional costumes and coin headdresses of Palestinian village women to cloaks and jackets worn by village men to belts, sashes, and footwear. The exquisite colors of the silk stitching on natural linens are a feast for the eye." -- PUBLISHERLexicon
Search Terms
clothing and dress--palestine--history, costume--middle east, costume--palestine, costume--private collections, embroidery--palestineBook Details
Author
Hanan MunayyerPublisher
Olive Branch PressDate Published
2020ISBN
9781623719241, 1623719240LCCN
2010024959Notes
Length: 554General Notes
Note Type
ContentsNote
Preface. The Munayyer collection -- Part One. Origins of Palestinian costume -- Part Two. Evolution of the regional dress of Palestine -- Epilogue. The Palestinian Heritage Foundation.