The World Atlas of Tattoo, by Anna Felicity Friedman (2015).The TRC Library has become an important, international resource for anyone involved in textiles and dress studies, as well as anyone ‘simply’ looking for inspiration. There are over 5500 titles in the library which range from how-to books to academic publications looking at very specific subjects. The books in the library range in date from the mid-17th century to the present day.
The following group of books are a selection of the publications recently added to the library, and reflect the range of publications that are being produced about textiles and dress, which is such an essential aspect of cultural history and indeed the history of human beings in general.
The recommended books are in a variety of languages, including Basque, Dutch, English, Spanish and Turkish and reflect the multi-lingual nature of the TRC Library.
We would like to thank various publishers, museums and authors for sending copies of books to the TRC Library. It is appreciated.
The following books are being reviewed (see below):
BELLOIR, Véronique, Helena López de HIERRO, Gaspard de MASSÉ and Olivier SAILLARD (2022), Balenciaga: Meesterlijk Zwart, Zwolle: Waanders Uitgevers, Kunstmuseum Den Haag. ISBN978-94-6262-427-6. Hardback, 195 pp., fully illustrated in black/white and colour; short bibliography, no index. Price: €29.95.
DEJEAN, Joan (2018). The Queen’s Embroiderer: A True Story of Paris, Lovers, Swindlers, and the First Stock Market Crisis, New York: Bloomsbury Publishing, ISBN 9781632864741. Hardback, black/white and full colour illustrations, extensive notes, list of archival documents consulted, and bibliography. Price: US$ 30.
DYKE, Frouke van, Nicholas Fox WEBER, Marijn GEIST, Willem van ROIJN and Caro Verbeek (2022). Anni + Josef Albers, The Hague: Kunstmuseum and Zwolle: A Books, ISBN 978-94-625-85225, in Dutch. Hardback, 208 pp., fully illustrated in black/white and colour, introduction, catalogue, footnotes. Price: €34.95.
FOWLER, Cynthia (2020). The Modern Embroidery Movement, London: Bloomsbury Visual Arts. ISBN 9781350033320. Paperback 260 pp., black/white and colour illustrations, bibliography. Price: GB£ 23.50.
FRIEDMAN, Anna Felicity (2015). The World Atlas of Tattoo, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, ISBN 978-0-300-32048-4. Hardback, 400 pp., fully illustrated, no bibliography, index. Price: €34.95.
KÜHNEL, Tanja (2016). Stickereien/Needlework, Saltzburg, Verlag Anton Pustet, ISBN: 978-3-7925-0828-9. Black/white and colour illustrations, 299 pp, glossary, bibliography. Price: c. €35.
MIANGOLARRA, Mariasun de and Eva M. ELORZA (2017). Gurutze-Puntuko Brodatuak San Temo Museoaren Bilduman/Bordados de Punto De Cruz en la Colección del Museo San Telmo, Donostia-San Sebastian, Gipuzkoa: San Telmo Museum, ISBN: 978-84-617-7586-6, Folder, 208 pp., colour illustrations, 68 embroidery charts, text in Basque and Spanish, plus at the end of the book a translation of the introduction in English and French.
PIGOZNE, Ieva (2020). Colours and Their Meanings in 3rd-13th Century Baltic Dress, Riga: Latvijas Nacionâlais kulturas centrs. ISBN 9934528401, 2020, hardback, 294 pp., colour photographs, lists of archaeological Latvian textiles, bibliography. Price: €18.
ROODE, Sigrid van (2020). Silver & Frankincense: Scent and Personal Adornment in the Arab World, Zandvoort: BLKVLD, Zandvoort, ISBN 978-9492940100. Paperback, 138 pp., fully illustrated in colour, bibliography. Price: €23.99.
YENISEHIRLIOGLU, Filiz and Gözde ÇERÇIOGLU (2018). Sof: Weaving the History of a City, Ankara: Koç University. ISBN 978-6059388139. Softback, 317 pp., fully illustrated with black/white and colour images, bibliography. Price: €19.80.
