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Ponchos de América : de los Andes a las pampas

Title
Ponchos de América : de los Andes a las pampas / Ruth Corcuera.
Author
Corcuera, Ruth
Publication
  • [Buenos Aires] : Fundación CEPPA Ediciones, [2017]
  • ©2017

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Description
267 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps, portraits; 31 cm
Summary
Major reference on ponchos. In this magnificent publication, Ruth Corcuera traces the origin and history of the poncho, its use and meanings, and the development of its handicraft production to this day. The author focuses not only on the materials, elements of style and design of the poncho, but also in the looms and weaving techniques. This bookfully illustrated with beautiful images leads the reader to a journey impregnated with colorful details and historical references that tell the story of this garment. Ruth Corcuera is a pioneer in the study of American textiles and one of the world's leading specialists in this area. She is the author, among other publications, of Andean Textile Heritage, also published by Fundación CEPPA.
Subject
  • Ponchos > South America > History
  • Textile fabrics > South America > History
  • Textile design > South America > History
  • Clothing and dress > South America > History
  • Cloaks
  • Manners and customs
  • Textile fabrics
  • Argentina
Genre/Form
History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-266).
Contents
Prefacio / Matteo Goretti -- Prologo -- Introducción -- Primera parte: Descubrimiento El Poncho -- Los materiales -- Telares, técnicas y tejedoras -- Segunda Parte: El Itinerario del poncho -- Ser criollo -- El poncho entre los siglos XVIII y XIX -- El sueño americano -- El poncho prenda de identidad en la cordillera y las pampas -- Los ponchos ingleses y el gaucho -- Epílogo.
Call Number
ReCAP 19-17156
ISBN
  • 9789874653000
  • 9874653000
OCLC
1034550941
Author
Corcuera, Ruth, author.
Title
Ponchos de América : de los Andes a las pampas / Ruth Corcuera.
Publisher
[Buenos Aires] : Fundación CEPPA Ediciones, [2017]
Copyright Date
©2017
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-266).
Research Call Number
ReCAP 19-17156
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