Designs of Chinese Indigo Batik
New York: Lee Publishers Group, Inc., 1981. First. Hardcover. Dark blue cloth; White illus. dj.; 285 pp.; 49 bw figures; 110 color plates. Preface by Jean Mailey; Introduction by Zhang Ding. More
New York: Lee Publishers Group, Inc., 1981. First. Hardcover. Dark blue cloth; White illus. dj.; 285 pp.; 49 bw figures; 110 color plates. Preface by Jean Mailey; Introduction by Zhang Ding. More
New York: China Institute in America, 1978. Paperback. Color pictorial wraps with white lettering; 55 pp. with 31 bw illustrations;. Includes a dynastic chronology, an introductory essay about embroideries, and excellent descriptions about the works in the catalogue. Created on the occasion of an exhibition in New York at the..... More
Chicago: The Art Institute of Chicago / Yale University Press, 2007. Softcover. Glossy, color-illus. wraps with maroon lettering on spine. 112 pp. with over 60 color plates and numerous color and bw figures. With an introduction by Christa C. Mayer Thurman and a color map of the Indonesian Archipelago. Includes..... More
Tokyo: The National Museum of Modern Art, 2016. Softcover. Coral and color illus. wraps, 144 pp., many color illus. Majority of text is in Japanese, with some English translations and titles. Presents the work of Japanese textile designer Serizawa Keisuke (1895-1984). Highly illustrated. Scarce. More
Tokyo: Shibundo, 1990. Paperback. White wraps with colorful illustration and black, white and purple lettering; 90 pp.; richly illustrated. Text in Japanese. More
New York: Kodansha, nd. Softcover. Pictorial wraps, cardboard slipcase. 234 pp. 56 color plates. Features rare examples small sleeved robe, known as the kimono. More
New York: Kodansha, nd. Softcover. Light brown, yellow, and color pictorial wraps; French flaps. 234 pp. 56 color plates, other illustrations. Features rare examples of the small sleeved robe known as the kimono. More
New York, NY: Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1998. Hardcover. Half silver boards, textured color cloth. 104 pp. Numerous color and bw plates. Issued in conjunction with several 1998-1999 exhibitions. With essays by Cara McCarty and Matilda McQuaid, a glossary, and artist bios. Includes 65 examples through illustrations. This..... More
Toronto: Museum for Textiles, 1993. Paperback. Black/grey textured, illustrated wraps with grey lettering on spine. 32 pp. with 5 color plates and 7 bw imates. Catalogue from the exhibition held February to December 1993 in Toronto. With a lengthy essay by the curator, Lynn Milgram, putting the works in an..... More
Alma-Ata: Kainar, 1981. Original. Hardcover. Brown faux leather with gilt lettering. 223 pp. with 129 color figures and 76 bw figures/line drawings. A few full-page color tourism photos, including frontis. Text in Russian with brief propagandic summaries in Kazakh and English. The Russian text, however, covers the rich history of..... More
Universitat Basel / Mikrokopie GmbH, 1967. Softcover. Dissertation. Tan paper wraps with black tape spine, 365 pp., BW illus. and drawings, map. Text is in German. Dissertation. An analysis of the basket-weaving techniques of the people of Sumba, Rote, and Timor in Indonesia. Includes diagrams of patterns; bibliography, and map..... More
London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 1991. Hardcover. Reddish hardcover with stamped emblem, gold lettering on spine. Black dust jacket with image of textiles and white and beige lettering. 206 pp. 174 color/14 BW illustrations and map. Showcasing the beautiful handiwork of Indian tie-dye work from various centuries, this book contains..... More
Urumqi, China: Museum of the Sinkiang-Uighur Autonomous Region, 1973. Hardcover. Cream cloth boards w/ blind-stamp decoration & gilt script lettering; decorative end papers; fitted plastic jacket; 8 pp. w/ 66 color plates. 8 pp. bw illustrated supplemental pamphlet. 6 pp translation & 1 double side translation. tan, blind-stamped slipcase w/..... More
Urumqi, China: Museum of the Sinkiang-Uighur Autonomous Region, 1973. Hardcover. Cream cloth boards w/ blind-stamp decoration & gilt script lettering; decorative end papers; fitted plastic jacket; 8 pp. w/ 66 color plates. 8 pp. bw illustrated supplemental pamphlet. Please note, if picture accompanies this entry, this item is NOT ex-library;..... More
Urumqi, China: Museum of the Sinkiang-Uighur Autonomous Region, 1973. Hardcover. Cream cloth boards w/ blind-stamp decoration & gilt script lettering; decorative end papers; fitted plastic jacket; 8 pp. w/ 66 color plates. Missing supplemental materials. Please note, if picture accompanies this entry, this item is NOT ex-library; its contents, as..... More
Salem, Massachusetts: Peabody Essex Museum, 1994. Softcover. Color-pictorial card wraps with French flaps. 247 pp. full of color and bw illustrations, numbered by chapter. Sections include Textiles in the Cultural History of Bhutan; Women, Men, and Textiles; and Weaving in Bhutan. With a bw map, line drawings of textile motifs..... More
Basel: Museum für Volkerkunde, 1969. Softcover. Navy/white batik-style illustrated card covers. 36 pp. followed by 35 bw plates. Text in German. Foreword by Alfred Buhler; essay by Marie-Louise Nabholz-Kartaschoff. With a well-annotated list of the plates. Includes information on technique, materials, etc. and works of Asia, Europe, Africa, America, and..... More
Gujarat, India: Dept of Archaeology, 1966. Hardcover. White paper over boards with black lettering and gilt insignia, faded blue cloth spine. 125 numbered pp. followed by 8 color images and 118 bw plates. Divided into two sections of the embroidery and the bead work, with introductions, information about the various..... More
Frunze (now Bishkek), Kyrgyzstan: Izd-vo "Kyrgyzstan" 1986. Hardcover. Black cloth/boards; grey lettering and red image. [208] with color images throughout. Decorative bw end papers. Missing dust jacket. Parallel text Kyrgyz/Russian/English. Stunning images of the land and ethnic textiles and decorative folk arts of Kyrgyzstan - color and beauty on every..... More
Tokyo: Shibundo, 2003. Paperback. White wraps with colorful illustration and colorful lettering; 98 pp.; richly illustrated. Text in Japanese. More
Riggisberg, Switzerland: Abegg-Stiftung, 1998. Softcover. Pale green wraps with dark green lettering. French flaps. 382 pp. with 207 figures, 11 in full color. Text in German. A new group of silk textiles from between the 7th and 9th centuries have been causing a sensation among experts over the last few..... More
New Haven: Yale University Art Gallery, 1975. Softcover. Light tan wraps with grey lettering. 52 pp. + 29 bw plates. Catalogue from the exhibit of February to April 1975. Preface by gallery Director, Alan Shestack. Essay, The Shawl: Its Context and Construction, by Sarah Pauly; and The Paisley by Rebecca..... More
London: Oguz Press, 1980. Hardcover. Red cloth, red & illus. dust jacket, 288 pp., 574 BW illus., 28 color illus. A collection of 20 essays on the topic of the carpets of the Turkoman nomads. Considers the carpets' history, the people who created them, and the use of such symbols..... More
Minneapolis: The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, 1943. Softbound. White with black lettering wraps (Yellow exterior wraps not attached), unpaginated; approx 40pp, 20 BW plates. Can be used as an excellent reference. Catalogue lists 184 items. More
Bangkok: James H W Thompson Foundation / River Books, 2004. Softcover. Black & color illus. wraps, 181 pp., color illus. A collection of 13 illustrated essays first presented at this symposium, and addressing examples of textiles in Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. Authors are: Gillian Green, Bernard Dupaigne..... More