Woven Textiles: Technical Studies Monograph No. 1: Mughal Patkas, Ashavali Saris and Indo-Iranian Metal-Ground Fragments in the Collection of The Calico Museum of Textiles and The Sarabhai Foundation
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Edition
1st ed.
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8186980407
Length
vi+240p., 401 Coloured Plates; 25 B/w Plates
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This volume extends the technical overview of Mughal Patkas in our previous publication, Indian Costumes II: Patkas: A Costume Accessory in the Collection of the Calico Museum of Textiles, 2002. It illustrates in greater detail the basic principles of construction of what are among the most technically and aesthetically remarkable silks ever woven in India. Thread models and close-up photographs are used to illustrate, as clearly as possible, the types of yarn, ...
