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The Unbroken Thread: Conserving the Textile Traditions of Oaxaca (Getty Trust Publications: Getty Conservation Institute) $51.95 Brighten your coffee table with a special treat from Oaxaca, Mexico. In The Unbroken Thread, the Getty Trust presents a magnificent and unique collection of lavish, full-color photos and narrative that illustrates and describes the special lives–as well as the vibrant threads–that are woven into the centuries-old tradition of Mexico’s Oaxacan fabrics. Kathryn Klein discusses techniques, fro… |
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Plant Biology for Cultural Heritage: Biodeterioration and Conservation $46.48 This book brings together wide-ranging scientific contributions from the field of plant biology relating to the biodeterioration and conservation of art, architecture, and archaeological sites around the world. Plant Biology for Cultural Heritage presents the work of dozens of scientists who have studied problems presented by the biological degradation of cultural heritage, tackling both general t… |
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Living in Historic Cairo: Past and Present in an Islamic City (Institute of Ismaili Studies) $37.50 The history of Cairo is usually presented in terms of periods and dynasties such as the Fatimid or Ayyubid. The modern history of Egypt is generally held to begin in the last decades of the nineteenth century with the emergence of a new, modern city, constructed by the Khedives of Egypt along European lines. This illustrated book examines Cairo from the first century AH/seventh century AD until th… |