Trade, Temple and Court: Indian Textiles from the Tapi Collection

Author: Rosemary Crill, Stephen Cohen, Ruth Barnes, & 0 More

ISBN: 978-8175083547

Price: Rs. 2755.00 • ✓ 100% Genuine Publisher Edition

Book Overview

Trade, Temple & Court: Indian Textiles from the Tapi Collection introduces for the first time several of the most outstanding textiles in the collection with detailed text and over 240 lavish illustrations. Gatefold spreads enhance the reader's understanding of even the larger textiles, while diagrams elucidate intricate structural and design elements.

Browse this title within our Children's Books collection. Edition details: Images in this review, English, 238 pages. Reference ISBN: 978-8175083547.

About the Author

Ruth Barnes received a doctorate from the University of Oxford, based on her research published as The Ikat Textiles of Lamalera, A Study of an Eastern Indonesian Weaving Tradition. She has written numerous articles on eastern Indonesian weaving and related art forms, and also jointly editedDress and Gender: Making and Meaning in Cultural Context. Her current research is on historical aspects of the Indian Ocean trade network; as part of this investigation she has publishedIndian Block-Printed Textiles in Egypt: The Newberry Collection in the Ashmolean Museum. Steven Cohen received his doctorate from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, on the subject of floorspreads in pre-Mughal India. Formerly Deputy Editor ofHalimagazine, and now an independent textile historian, he has specialised in the general study of Asian textiles, with early Indian woven silks, Indian knotted-pile carpets, and structural analysis as primary interests. Rosemary Crill is Deputy Curator of the Indian & South-East Asian Department of the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, where she specialises in Indian textiles and Rajasthani painting. Her publications includeHats from India, Tie-dyed Textiles of India(co-author),Colours of the Indus:Costume and Textiles of Pakistan(co-author),Indian Ikat Textiles,Marwar Painting:A History of the Jodhpur Style(IBH), andIndian Embroidery.

Why Readers Pick This Edition

• You’ll love this book for its sheer visual richness and scholarly depth. As a premium reference work, it opens the doors to temple, court, and trade traditions through over 240 stunning illustrations, detailed diagrams, and elegant gatefolds. Whether you’re a student, researcher, designer, or collector, it lets you study Indian textiles up close—revealing technique, symbolism, and history in a way that feels both intimate and museum-worthy. It’s a book you’ll return to again and again for insight and inspiration.
• Published by India Book House.
• Language: English.
• Page count: 238.

Catalog Description

Trade, Temple & Court: Indian Textiles from the Tapi Collection introduces for the first time several of the most outstanding textiles in the collection with detailed text and over 240 lavish illustrations. Gatefold spreads enhance the reader's understanding of even the larger textiles, while diagrams elucidate intricate structural and design elements.

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