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Handmade in India

Handmade in India

by M.P. Ranjan | Aditi Ranjan

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2009
  • HARD COVER
  • 580 PAGES

Featuring 3500 color photos and organized by region, this sumptuous album covers the diverse crafts of India with style and authority. (IDA579, $65.00)

From the Land of the Thunder Dragon

From the Land of the Thunder Dragon

by Susan S. Bean | Diana K. Myers

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 247 PAGES

This magnificent survey, featuring 130 color photographs, illuminates with authority the huge cultural significance of weaving in Bhutan. With contributions by Michael Aris, Francoise Pommaret, Susan Bean and principal author Diana Myers, it's the definitive book on the subject, published in conjunction with an exhibition at the Peabody Essex Museum. (BHU01, $50.00)

African Textiles

African Textiles

by John Gillow

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 240 PAGES

Region by region, John Gillow's absorbing, superbly illustrated and colorful survey covers the traditional, handcrafted and indigenous textiles of the whole continent. Gillow also authored the marvelous Traditional Indonesian Textiles (INS22) and Indian Textiles (IDA543). (AFR137, $44.95)

Traditional Indonesian Textiles

Traditional Indonesian Textiles

by John Gillow | Barry Dawson

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 160 PAGES

With 200 splendid full color examples of the ikats, batiks and other textiles of the region, their techniques and cultural significance. (INS22, $22.50)

Indian Textiles

Indian Textiles

by John Gillow

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2008
  • HARD COVER
  • 208 PAGES

With an overview of customs and techniques and a region-by-region account of traditional textile production, this revised, sumptuously produced volume captures the allure of India's legendary weaving, embroidery and printing. (IDA543, $50.00)

Traditional Textiles of Central Asia

Traditional Textiles of Central Asia

by Janet Harvey

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 160 PAGES

Harvey surveys the embroidery, silks, velvets, felts and other rich textile traditions of the Silk Road in this spectacularly illustrated guide. (CAS19, $24.95)

 
Guatemala Rainbow

Guatemala Rainbow


by Gianni Vecchiato

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1990
  • PAPER
  • 128 PAGES

A stunning photographic tribute to the culture, daily life, festivals and textile arts of Guatemala. (GML06, $29.95)

Objects as Envoys: Cloth, Imagery and Diplomacy in Madagascar

Objects as Envoys: Cloth, Imagery and Diplomacy in Madagascar


by Christine Mullen Kreamer | Sarah Fee

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 208 PAGES

A fascinating, scholarly exhibition catalog. While focusing on textiles, their diversity and cultural signnficance, this book is also an insightful history of the Malagasy people and Malagasy-American ties. (MAD32, $36.95)

Pictoral Cambodian Textiles Traditional Celebratory: Traditional Celebratory Hangings

Pictoral Cambodian Textiles Traditional Celebratory: Traditional Celebratory Hangings


by Gillian Green

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 164 PAGES

The spectacular antique hand-woven silk cloth featured in this richly illustrated survey illuminates the culture of Cambodia in its narration of daily life, rites, and festivals. (CBD59, $35.00)

Weaving and Dyeing in Highland Ecuador


by Ann Pollard Rowe | Lynn Meisch

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2007
  • HARD COVER

A well-illustrated, authoritative overview of textiles and textile traditions in the Andes of Ecuador. (EDR23, $45.00)

Woven Stories, Andean Textiles and Rituals

Woven Stories, Andean Textiles and Rituals


by Andrea Heckman

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2003
  • HARD COVER
  • 214 PAGES

An illustrated survey of Quechua textiles, traditions, designs and daily life. (AND43, $45.00)

Bogolan

Bogolan


by Victoria Rovine

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 178 PAGES

A beautifully illustrated survey of the transformation of bogolanfini (mudcloth) textiles in Mali from its traditional rural roots to contemporary symbol. With 24 color and 33 black-and-white photographs and maps. (WAF62, $24.95)

Indigo, In Search of the Color That Seduced the World


by Catherine E. McKinley

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2011
  • HARD COVER
  • 288 PAGES

The descendant of a clan of Scots who wore indigo tartan, whose ancestors on her father's side were traded along the same Saharan routes as indigo, McKinley brings her own history to this quest to unravel the signficance of this noble dye to West Africa and the world. (WAF155, $27.00)

Shibori, The Inventive Art of Japanese Shaped Resist Dyeing Tradition Techniques Innovation


by Yoshiko Wada

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 303 PAGES

This book introduces techniques perfected by the Japanese in relation to shibori. (JPN78, $48.00)

Textiles of South-East Asia

Textiles of South-East Asia


by Angela Thompson

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2008
  • HARD COVER
  • 222 PAGES

Comparing the costume, weaving, and textile techniques of its respective countries, this book takes readers deep into the "Golden Triangle" of Southeast Asia. (SEA72, $49.95)

Textiles of the Islamic World


by John Gillow

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2010
  • HARD COVER
  • 320 PAGES

A colorful survey of textiles made throughout the Islamic world, organized by region and with over 600 photographs. (ISL97, $75.00)

Tribal Rugs, Treasures of the Black Tent

Tribal Rugs, Treasures of the Black Tent


by Brian W. MacDonald

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2010
  • HARD COVER
  • 304 PAGES

This survey documents the rich diversity of rugs, carpets and kilims of Iran, Afghanistan, Turkey, the Caucasus and Central Asia in authoritative text and 220 color photographs. (CAS178, $85.00)

Weaving in the Peruvian Highlands

Weaving in the Peruvian Highlands


by Nilda Callanaupa Alvarez

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 112 PAGES

Beautifully illustrated, this survey by the founder of a weaving school in Cusco introduces the meaning, techniques and traditions of the hand-woven textiles of the Andes. (PRU89, $19.95)

Zapotec Weavers of Teotitlan

Zapotec Weavers of Teotitlan


by Andra Fischgrund Stanton | Jaye Phillips

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 128 PAGES

A handsome, illustrated guide to the history, culture, techniques, weaving and design of the rugs and other textiles of Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca. (MEX89, $29.95)

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