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Tradition and Beyond: Handcrafted Indian Textiles Hardcover – 4 Feb 2000

by Rta Kapur Chishti (Author), Rahul Jain (Author), Martand Singh (Editor)

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Bsed on a vast selection from the Visvakarma series of exhibitions held, between 1980 and 1990, in India's metropolitan cities. The exquisite pieces of textiles here try to capture the very essence of these seven exhibitions. Beautiful color Illus.

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Hardcover: 149 pages
Publisher: South Asia Books; 1 edition (4 February 2000)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 8174360840
ISBN-13: 978-8174360847
Product Dimensions: 30.9 x 2.4 x 31.1 cm
Boxed-product Weight: 1.8 Kg
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Beautiful book...

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This book is HUGE and has wonderful photos of the textiles. It's well done, and has gorgeous photos. I would recommend it for anyone who is looking for modern textiles from that part of the world.

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Jane in Milwaukee

Indian textiles as you've never seen them before. Absolutely beautiful book.

7 May 2012 - Published on Amazon.com

So you can see how rich and beautiful the illustrations are in this book, I have included a number in Images above. There is at least one from each chapter which include textiles that are:
Pigment Painted
Dye Painted
Resist Dyed
Printed and
Woven
I'm afraid the other reviewer didn't read much of the book because it a deeply detailed presentation of a series of exhibitions from 1980 to 1990 of Visvakarma textiles. This is the deity who is the patron of arts and crafts. These exhibits were displayed both to explain ancient traditions and sources of designs as well as to illuminate the upsurge in artistry in Indian textiles which for millennia had been avidly sought but insufficiently appreciated.

The only fault I see is the lack of an index. This would have been exceedingly helpful because Indian words and their English meaning are sprinkled throughout the book so if you don't read thoroughly, you'll miss that "pichhavais" are ritual cloths, "rumals" are handkerchiefs, "qanals" are carpets. The startling beautiful figure on the cover is a "yali," a ferocious mythical beast.

Prior to each chapter, there is an exhaustive discussion of the techniques and designs. There is also the very unusual vehicle of a dialogue between the general editor, Martand Singh, and one of the writers, Rta Kapur Chishti discussing all the elements of the exhibits.
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lucianna

gorgeous modern textiles

5 October 2007 - Published on Amazon.com

Love this book. The surprise for me what how contemporary the examples in this book are. Most things are from the 1980's or later. And they are beautifully chosen and reproduced. This is a gorgeous book.

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