The Kashmiri Shawl. From Jamavar to Paisley.

Beschrijving

31 x 26.5 cm. 378 pp. Bound with dustwrapper. Profusely illustrated in colour. – The Kashmiri shawl is rooted in a complex tradition of craft that dates back at least five hundred years. Its uniqueness lies in a combination of factors that have made it virtually impossible to duplicate anywhere else. The Kashmiri Shawl is the story of this textile, re-told through a South Asian perspective. This book re-aligns the design symbolism and technical evolution of the shawl to indigenous sources by placing emphasis on areas previously ignored in earlier histories. The shawl’s origins in Kashmir, the rich vein of patronage it thrived on, its changing ornamental face, its regional variations in Persia and Punjab, its enormous impact on the European imagination, all combine to form a narrative shaped to engage the reader. – Fine copy

Auteur: REHMAN, Sherry & Naheed JAFRI

Jaar: 2006

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Uitgeverij: Antique Collectors’ Club

Plaats: Woodbridge

ISBN: 9781851495061