ROMANIAN BLOUSE OLD FOLK COSTUME PATTERN EMBROIDERY ART 32 drawings embroidery

Description: EARLY 20th CENTURY SEPIA / B&W RAREII SI CAMASI ROMANESTI" THE ROMANIAN BLOUSES / SHIRTS " FOLK ART > TEXTILE > EMBROIDERY > TRADITION > FOLKLORE CONTENT This is a catalogue of Romanian embroidery patterns:> 59 pages of text [glossary of terms, bibliography, 3 chapters]> 32 illustrationsPHOTOGRAPHER / AUTHORAurelia DoagaPUBLISHER1981/ Editura TehnicaLANGUAGERomanianSIZE15 x 15 cm / 5.5 x 5.5 inchCONDITIONHardcover, very good condition . Large size and format!!!Beautiful, oversized book showing the traditional folk embroideries from folk blouses of Romania. Dozens of patterns for embroidering Romanian peasant blouses, costumes, and textiles in full color. Also includes a number of black/white photos of antique men's and women's costumes from museum collections. The embroidery patterns are shown in color and include gold and silver threadwork, which make Romanian blouses especially beautiful and elegant. Includes an overview of the folk costumes from Moldova, Dobrogea, Muntenia, Oltenia, Banat, and Transylvania. Highly recommended for anyone interested in folk costumes and embroidery from Eastern Europe. This is an excellent and well illustrated album on the Romanian ethnic folk dress and embroidered motives. It contains 16 plates, with 32 drawings depicting embroidered applications of regional blouses from different regions of Romania ( Suceava, Mehedinti, Saliste, Arges, Tirnave, Arad, Dobrogea, Vrancea Olt ilfov Vlasca Maramures Prahova Bistrita Dolj Banat Oltenia Hunedoara Oas Moldova Muntii Apuseni Cimpulung Moldovenesc Rimnicu Sarat Muntenia Bihor Banat Muscel Vilcea Romanati Gorj ) for both man and woman blouses The Romanian dress refers to the traditional clothing worn by Romanians. The garments described here largely fell out of use during the 20th century. However, they can still be seen in more remote areas, on special occasions, and at ethnographic and folk events. The Rumanian peasant blouse was made famous by Matisse 's paintings and was an inspiration for fashion designers in Yves Saint Laurent and Gucci collection ( see the 2008 / 2009 Gucci collection inspired by ethnic motives ). La Blouse Roumaine is a painting by Henri Matisse from 1940: Picture the scene at the party in Montparnasse in the 1920s, when the louche Paris district was a haven for artists. In walks the sculptor Constantin Brancusi in a Romanian peasant top - little knowing that his folkloric elegance would capture the eye and the pencil of his fellow artist Henri Matisse The Romanian costumes that produced such sensuous pen and ink sketches from Matisse reverberated on in fashion, when Yves Saint Laurent was inspired by the art works... (International Herald Tribune) View more great items

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