Indian textiles : the Karun Thakar collection /

Indian textiles : the Karun Thakar collection / John Guy, Rosemary Crill, Karun Thakar. - Munich ; New York : Prestel, [2014] - 224 p. : color ill., map ; 33 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (page 222).

Preface / Karun Thakar -- A short history of early Indian textiles / John Guy -- Indian textiles from the Mughals to the present day / Rosemary Crill -- Trade cloths: Early block-prints from Gujarat, ca. 1300; Coromandel Coast textiles for the world export from 1500s -- Temple cloths: Indian hangings from 1500 -- Kashmir shawls: Shawls from Kashmir, Delhi and the Punjab -- Punjabi baghs: Wedding shawls embroidered in silk on cotton grounds -- Folk textiles: Folk textiles from north and west India, including Gujarat, Rajasthan and Sindh; kantha embroideries from Bengal; Banjara embroideries; textiles from Madhya Pradesh; costumes and embroideries from Himachal Pradesh -- Gold and silver textiles: Gold and silver thread brocade from Hyderabad, Varanasi and Gujarat; Jain embroidered temple hangings -- Swat Valley shawls and costume: Embroidered shawls and costume from the Swat Valley in Pakistan; Kohistan costumes and related items.

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NK8876.A1 / I525 2014