Textile Arts of IndiaChronicle Books, 1996 - 344 pages Textile Arts of India, has to be the most lavish book ever published on the magnificent textiles of India. Presenting a fabulous collection of fabrics dating from the 17th century to the first half of the 20th century, this monumental book is as historically fascinating as it is lovely to look at. Included are hundreds of full-color photographs, taken especially for this volume, of rare and exquisite textiles that are painted, block-printed, woven, tie-dyed, and embroidered. An essay by Zahid Sarder of the San Francisco Examiner Magazine traces the history of textile manufacturing in India and explains the various techniques of this radiant and enduring art form. Textile Arts of India is a feast for the eyes and an indispensable reference for collectors, designers, or anyone interested in Indian culture and art. |
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... appear to be Indian . Although the actual textiles no longer exist , India has a lasting legacy of motifs that have appeared and reappeared over the centuries to echo its religious and imperial history : Color has always played a ...
... appear to be Indian . Although the actual textiles no longer exist , India has a lasting legacy of motifs that have appeared and reappeared over the centuries to echo its religious and imperial history : Color has always played a ...
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... appear anywhere in Indus Valley artifacts . Other floral motifs include the jasmine . A six - petaled flower appears on pottery shards from the Indus Valley . But hardly any flowers appear in the paintings in Ajanta . Flowers became a ...
... appear anywhere in Indus Valley artifacts . Other floral motifs include the jasmine . A six - petaled flower appears on pottery shards from the Indus Valley . But hardly any flowers appear in the paintings in Ajanta . Flowers became a ...
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... appear in the same piece of embroidery ( Nos . III - 112 through III - 120 ) . There are six basic ones that always appear . Rahet , for instance , is a stem stitch used only as an outlining stitch on the front of the semitranslucent ...
... appear in the same piece of embroidery ( Nos . III - 112 through III - 120 ) . There are six basic ones that always appear . Rahet , for instance , is a stem stitch used only as an outlining stitch on the front of the semitranslucent ...
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19th century Block-printed 19th century Printed 19th century Roller-printed 19th-early 20th century 20th century Embroidery 20th century Wrap-resist-dyed Andhra Pradesh brocades century Discontinuous supplementary century Roller-printed Cotton colors Coromandel Coast cotton weft Coverlet Europe 19th created Discontinuous supplementary weft Early 19th Early 20th century embroidered Europe 19th century Europe Early 20th fabrics floral Fragment Western India gold leaf Cotton Gujarat Gujarat First half half of 20th hangings ikat India Early 20th Indian textiles Jacquard loom Jaipur jamdani Kashmir Kutch Late 19th century Late 19th-early 20th leaf Cotton muslin loom Machilipatnam Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra mordant-dyed Cotton mordants motifs Mughal odhanis painted patola patterns Printed with gold Rajasthan 19th century Rajasthan Early 20th Rajasthan Late 19th resist-dyed Cotton rumal Sanganer saris satin weave satin weave mashru Saurashtra shawls Silk warp techniques textiles Turban Jaipur Turban Rajasthan Uttar Pradesh Varanasi weavers Western India Early woven yarn zari జ జ జ