The Woven Silks of India
Bombay: Marg Publications, 1995. Hardcover. Beige cloth boards with black lettering. Glossy color-illustrated dust jacket with white lettering. 156 pp. Color and BW illustrations. VG-/VG-. Item #171396
ISBN: 9788185026282
Contents: Introduction : woven silks of India / Jasleen Dhamija -- A groupo of early silks : the tree motif / Steven Cohen -- Vaishnavite silks : the figured textiles of Assam / Rosemary Crill (Victoria and Albert Museum Indian and South East Asiac Collection) -- Mughal silks : the Metropolitan Museum collection / Daniel Walker -- Baluchari textiles : pictorial brocades / Eva-Maria Rakob -- Paithani weaves : an ancient tapestry art / Jasleen Dhamija -- Kanchivani : the sarisof Kanchipurum / Rathi Vinayjha -- Benares brocades : varying themes / Yashodhara Agrawal -- Ashavali saris of Ahmedabad : revival of a technique / Radhika Lalbhai -- India and Europe : the trade in embroideries / Valerie Berinstain -- India and West Africa : transformation of velvets / Joanne B. Eicher and Barbara Sumberg -- Glossary.
OCLC: 33044757
Price: $200.00