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Southeast Asian Textiles
Wilbur, Claire; Wilbur, Steve
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Description for Southeast Asian Textiles
Num Pages: 176 pages, 266 color photos. BIC Classification: 1FM; WCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 283 x 225 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1238.
The exquisite diversity of textiles in this book will fascinate all who behold them! Southeast Asian textiles have long been recognized on the world's international market as superb examples of textile art. This book explores their artistic significance, providing an overview of the various styles, designs, and decorative techniques through over 260 color photographs. It gives practical suggestions for collectors on how to care for, value, and use specimen textiles in the home. Chapters are devoted to batik (wax-resist decorative dyed cloths), ikat (bind-resist dyed and woven textiles), decoratively woven forms from stripes to tapestry, and beautifully embellished ... Read more
The exquisite diversity of textiles in this book will fascinate all who behold them! Southeast Asian textiles have long been recognized on the world's international market as superb examples of textile art. This book explores their artistic significance, providing an overview of the various styles, designs, and decorative techniques through over 260 color photographs. It gives practical suggestions for collectors on how to care for, value, and use specimen textiles in the home. Chapters are devoted to batik (wax-resist decorative dyed cloths), ikat (bind-resist dyed and woven textiles), decoratively woven forms from stripes to tapestry, and beautifully embellished ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764318108
SKU
V9780764318108
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Ref
99-1
About Wilbur, Claire; Wilbur, Steve
Claire and Steve Wilbur have worked in Southeast Asia for the last twenty years with various humanitarian development agencies. They have studied and collected Indonesian textiles since the early 1970s, and placed them in museums, collections, and universities worldwide.
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