The flowering desert : textiles from Sindh / Nasreen Askari and Hasan Askari.
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TextPublisher: London : Karachi : Paul Holberton Publishing ; Mohatta Palace Museum, 2019Copyright date: ©2019Description: 168 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 28 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781911300717; 1911300717Subject(s): Textile fabrics -- Pakistan | Textile | Textile crafts -- PakistanDDC classification: 677.0095 ASK LOC classification: NK8876.7.A1 | A853 2019Summary: A lavishly illustrated volume of Pakistani textiles of extraordinary colour and vibrancy from one of the most arid areas on Earth. 'The Flowering Desert: Textiles from Sindh' focuses on a private collection of textiles from Sindh, Pakistan, which, according to some scholars, was the crucible in which the textile traditions of Gujarat and Rajasthan were forged. Sindhi textiles are unique inasmuch as they reflect a dimension that combines the harshness of the terrain with a quest for a mythical and unattainable beauty. The collection is recognised as being of outstanding merit and some of it has featured in exhibitions at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London and the National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh. In addition to sumptuous reproductions of 120 remarkable objects the book includes contextual photographs of textiles in use. -- Source other than Library of Congress.
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Marium Abdulla Library Reference | Textile | 677.0095 ASK (Browse shelf (Opens below)) | Checked out | 09/20/2024 | 21404 |
A lavishly illustrated volume of Pakistani textiles of extraordinary colour and vibrancy from one of the most arid areas on Earth. 'The Flowering Desert: Textiles from Sindh' focuses on a private collection of textiles from Sindh, Pakistan, which, according to some scholars, was the crucible in which the textile traditions of Gujarat and Rajasthan were forged. Sindhi textiles are unique inasmuch as they reflect a dimension that combines the harshness of the terrain with a quest for a mythical and unattainable beauty. The collection is recognised as being of outstanding merit and some of it has featured in exhibitions at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London and the National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh. In addition to sumptuous reproductions of 120 remarkable objects the book includes contextual photographs of textiles in use. -- Source other than Library of Congress.
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