| African Prints: A Design Book Contributor(s): Friedland, Shirley (Author) |
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ISBN: 0764306944 ISBN-13: 9780764306945 Publisher: Schiffer Craft OUR PRICE: $22.46 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 1998 Annotation: The printed designs include abstract, floral, pictorial, animal and figural themes. The fabric is contemporary, most made of cotton in Africa commercially, and many designs are adaptations of traditional African woven textiles. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Art |
| LCCN: 98086870 |
| Series: Schiffer Book for Woodcarvers |
| Physical Information: 0.37" H x 8.46" W x 11" (1.26 lbs) 112 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This pictorial survey is arranged visually with a focus on design, particularly color and pattern. The fabric is contemporary, most made of cotton primarily in Africa commercially, and many designs are printed adaptations of traditional African woven textiles. The designs can serve as a reference and inspiration to artists and designers of fabric and fashion. There are complex and abstract patterns, florals, pictorials, animal and figural themes. |