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Guy,John

Indian textiles : the Karun Thakar collection / John Guy, Rosemary Crill, Karun Thakar. - 224 pages : color illustrations, map ; 33 cm

Includes bibliographical references (page 222).

Preface / Karun Thakar -- A short history of early Indian textiles / John Guy -- Indian textiles from the Mughals to the present day / Rosemary Crill -- Trade cloths: Early block-prints from Gujarat, ca. 1300; Coromandel Coast textiles for the world export from 1500s -- Temple cloths: Indian hangings from 1500 -- Kashmir shawls: Shawls from Kashmir, Delhi and the Punjab -- Punjabi baghs: Wedding shawls embroidered in silk on cotton grounds -- Folk textiles: Folk textiles from north and west India, including Gujarat, Rajasthan and Sindh; kantha embroideries from Bengal; Banjara embroideries; textiles from Madhya Pradesh; costumes and embroideries from Himachal Pradesh -- Gold and silver textiles: Gold and silver thread brocade from Hyderabad, Varanasi and Gujarat; Jain embroidered temple hangings -- Swat Valley shawls and costume: Embroidered shawls and costume from the Swat Valley in Pakistan; Kohistan costumes and related items.

ISBN: 9783791349312 (hbk.) 3791349317 (hbk.)

LCCN: 2014933233

Nat. Bib. No.: GBB403992 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 016598768 Uk

Subjects--Personal Names:
Thakar, Karun--Art collections--Catalogs.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Textile fabrics, Indic--Catalogs.
Textile fabrics--Private collections--Catalogs.

LC Class. No.: NK8876.A1 / I525 2014

Dewey Class. No.: 746.0954 GUY / 11921