Description
The Musée du quai Branly - Jacques Chirac is devoting an exhibition to the age-old history of the use of gold in the textile arts, from the discovery of this precious material 7,000 years ago to the present day. From the Maghreb to Japan, via the countries of the Middle East, India and China, the craftsmen of every civilisation have competed in technical prowess to embellish garments and hangings with gold ornaments. This richly illustrated special issue presents the manufacture and symbolism of these sumptuous ornaments, which combine clothes for the dead, wedding costumes and imperial outfits...
Available only in french
Characteristics
- Number of pages
- 52
- Publication year
- 2025
- Publisher
- Connaissance des Arts
- Categories
- Exhibition & catalogues, Exhibition Golden Thread