The fabric of India /
"This sumptuous book is a wide ranging overview of the making, design, and use of textiles from the Indian subcontinent. Focusing on individual objects, it explores in great detail the materials and techniques used in their manufacture and discusses centres of production, patronage, markets and...
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London :
V&A Publishing,
2015.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Series: | Internet Archive Lending Library
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| Summary: | "This sumptuous book is a wide ranging overview of the making, design, and use of textiles from the Indian subcontinent. Focusing on individual objects, it explores in great detail the materials and techniques used in their manufacture and discusses centres of production, patronage, markets and designs. It is the first truly comprehensive book on the subject, featuring lavishly illustrated chapters interspersed with detailed analysis of unique objects of world importance, including a Kashmir map shawl, Tipu Sultan's tent, and a remarkable eighteenth-century temple hanging from South India." -- Publisher's description. |
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| Item Description: | "Published to accompany the exhibition The Fabric of India at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, from 3 October 2015 to 10 January 2016"--Title page verso. |
| Physical Description: | 248 pages : color map, color illustrations ; 30 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 238-243) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1851778535 9781851778539 |