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Name: The fabric of India
Author: Rosemary Crill

"This sumptuous book is a wide ranging overview of the making, design, and use of textiles from the Indian subcontinent. Focusing on individual objects, it explores in great detail the materials and techniques used in their manufacture and discusses centres of production, patronage, markets and designs. It is the first truly comprehensive book on the subject, featuring lavishly illustrated chapters interspersed with detailed analysis of unique objects of world importance, including a Kashmir map shawl, Tipu Sultan's tent, and a remarkable eighteenth-century temple hanging from South India." -- Publisher's description.

First publish date: 2015

Subjects: Exhibitions, Clothing and dress, Textile fabrics, Fashion, Textile crafts

Authors: Rosemary Crill

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