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Highly Recommended
Handmade in India  •  M.P. Ranjan  •  Aditi Ranjan
ART & ARCHITECTURE •  2009 •  HARD COVER  • 580 PAGES
Featuring 3500 color photos and organized by region, this sumputous album covers the diverse crafts of India with style and authority. (IDA579, $65.00)		   Handmade in India
From the Land of the Thunder Dragon  •  Susan S. Bean  •  Diana K. Myers
ART & ARCHITECTURE •  2008 •  PAPER  • 247 PAGES
Originally published in junction with an exhibition at the Peabody Essex Museum, this stunning survey features 130 large color photographs, wiith accompanying essays on the history, culture, techniques and significance of weaving in Bhutan by Michael Aris, Francoise Pommaret, Susan Bean and princpal author Diana Myers. (BHU01, $50.00)		   From the Land of the Thunder Dragon
African Textiles  •  John Gillow
ART & ARCHITECTURE •  2009 •  PAPER  • 240 PAGES
A handsomely illustrated, informative survey of the textile arts of Africa. With 500 color photographs of examples from all over the continent. Organized geographically with chapters on various styles, techniques and cultures, it opens with long sections on West Africa and North Africa. The author, John Gillow, has written widely on textiles and textile traditions, including the books Traditional Indonesian Textiles (INS22) and Indian Textiles (IDA543). (AFR137, $44.95)		   African Textiles
Traditional Indonesian Textiles  •  John Gillow  •  Barry Dawson
ART & ARCHITECTURE •  1995 •  PAPER  • 160 PAGES
With splendid full color examples of the ikats, batiks and other textiles of the region, their techniques and cultural significance, this guide is essential for any traveler to Indonesia. With 200 color photographs. (INS22, $22.50)		   Traditional Indonesian Textiles
Indian Textiles  •  John Gillow
ART & ARCHITECTURE •  2008 •  HARD COVER  • 208 PAGES
The interaction of peoples -- indigenous tribes, invaders, traders, explorers -- throughout India's history has built a culture legendary for its variety and color. From the Rann of Kutch to the Coromandel coast, from city to village, handloom weavers, block printers, textile painters, dyers, and embroiderers continue India's flourishing textile traditions. With an overview of customs and techniques and a region-by-region account of traditional textile production. (IDA543, $50.00)		   Indian Textiles
Traditional Textiles of Central Asia  •  Janet Harvey
ART & ARCHITECTURE •  2009 •  PAPER  • 160 PAGES
Illustrated with 200 color illustrations, this book is a convenient survey of the rich textile traditions of Central Asia, featuring embroidery, silks, velvets and felts from the villages and oasis towns along the Silk Route. An invaluable guide. (CAS19, $24.95)		   Traditional Textiles of Central Asia



Also Recommended

Guatemala Rainbow  •  Gianni Vecchiato   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  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  •  Christine Mullen Kreamer  •  Sarah Fee   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  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  •  Gillian Green   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  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  •  Ann Pollard Rowe  •  Lynn Meisch   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  A well-illustrated, authoritative overview of textiles and textile traditions in the Andes of Ecuador. (EDR23, $45.00)
 		  
Woven Stories, Andean Textiles and Rituals  •  Andrea Heckman   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  An illustrated survey of Quechua textiles, traditions, designs and daily life. (AND43, $45.00)
 		  
Bogolan  •  Victoria Rovine   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  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  •  Catherine E. McKinley   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  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  •  Yoshiko Wada   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  This book introduces techniques perfected by the Japanese in relation to shibori. (JPN78, $48.00)
 		  
Textiles of South-East Asia  •  Angela Thompson   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  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  •  John Gillow   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  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  •  Brian W. MacDonald   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  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  •  Nilda Callanaupa Alvarez   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  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  •  Andra Fischgrund Stanton  •  Jaye Phillips   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  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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