TRADITIONAL GREEK EMBROIDERY - WEAVING - LACE - COSTUMES from DEMETRIUS SIATRAS

[The Loom in Skyros Island] Athens: Academy of Athens, 2017. In Greek. Soft cover, 29 cm, 148 pp., ill. ISBN: 978-960-404-325-5. This is a publication of material deposited in the Archives of the Folklore Center of the Athens Academy, recording traditional textile material from the island of Skyros; more specifically it is about weaving specific designs. These are complemented with documents from… Read more

Nessos: Athens, 2017. In English. Soft cover, 21 cm, 156 pp. ISBN: 978-960-589-062-9. This volume contains original texts from the fields of philosophy, cultural studies, art theory, fabric theory, and architecture, which give a comprehensive picture of weaving as a political, cultural and artistic practice. In the first part, weaving is considered as an exemplary political transfer for the construction of… Read more

Nicosia, 2018. Bilingual (Greek-English) edition. Soft cover, 28 cm, 88 pp., ill.; net weight 410 gr. . . ============================================================== IMPORTANT: The price does NOT include the shipping cost which depends on actual weight and destination. You will receive a message after placing the order with the exact cost and the options available; then you will have to approve / reject this cost; you… Read more

[The Sacred Geometry in the Old Stitch and the Traditional Carpets of Leukas Island] Athens: Andy's Publ., 2017. In Greek. Soft cover, 24 cm, 116 pp., ill. ISBN: 978-960-565-214-2. CONTENTS: Εισαγωγή Η κεντητική τέχνη στη Λευκάδα Κύριες βελονιές Η παλαιά βελονιά και ο γεωμετρικός χαρακτήρας της Η τελική εκτίμηση του κεντήματος Άλλα εργόχειρα Ασύλληπτο γεγονός στην Καρυά Οι καρπέτες της Λευκάδας Βαφές - Χρώματα Σύμβολα Χρονολόγηση Σημερινές μαρτυρίες για τις Καρπέτες Η τελική εκτίμηση της… Read more

Nicosia: Foundation Anastasios G. Leventis, 2017. Bilingual (Greek - English) exhibition catalogue. Soft cover, 21X30 cm, 116 pp., colour ill.; net weight 580 gr. ISBN: 9789963732241. . . . =================================================== IMPORTANT: The shipping cost in not included in the price. You will have to approve it at confirmation of the order.

Athens, 2014. In English. Cloth, 23x25 cm, 288 pp., ill.; net weight 1.5 kg. ISBN: 978-960-6849-42-8. Presents items of Sofianos collection covering a three-century period and including items made in Constantinople and Pergamon. Constantinople was the metropolis of Byzantine minor arts and from the eighteenth century, as a vibrant multi-ethnic city, it also interacted with the West. Pergamon had also a… Read more

Athens: Benaki Museum, 2019. Brand new. Bilingual (Greek-English) edition. Soft cover, 28 cm, 96 pp., rich colour illustration; net weight 460 gr. Edited by I. Papantoniou. Exhibition catalogue; presents the famous doulamas, a rare garment worn in the Western Balkans during the Ottoman Era; it presents interesting variants from place to place. The book analyzes the various versions of the… Read more

Ljubljiana: Narodni Muzej Slovenije, 2019. Bilingual (Greek-Slovenian) illustrated catalogue. Soft cover, 30.5 cm, 312 pp. ISBN: 978-961-6981-39-2. IMPORTANT: The shipping cost is an important parameter of this order; it is NOT included in the price and depends on the actual weight and destination; you will have to approve it after the confirmation of the order. You may ask for an estimate… Read more