Search Results: indian embroideries volume 2 by john irwin and

Ahmedabad, India: S.R. Bastikar for Calico Museum of Textiles, 1973. Hardcover. Good+ (ex-library w/ ID to lower spine, stamps to textblock edges, internal stamps, usual markings, etc. scuffs & scratches to boards; creasing to corners. spine-spongy, textblock firm.). Navy blue cloth with gilt lettering. No dust jacket. 225 pp. with 12 color plates, tipped in, and occasional bw figures; followed by 100 bw glossy plates. Due day slip has no removal stamps. Pages appear clean, but, may have occasional instances of marks, marginalia, etc. Remains a nice, solid, ex-library copy. From the series Historic Textiles of India at the Calico Museum. Volume II only. Covers court and trade embroideries, temple hangings, gold embroideries, and 7 chapters on different regional styles: Kutch, Kathiawar, Surat, Chinai, Sindh, Panjab, Bengal, and more. With end notes, a glossary of embroidery stictches and glossary of textile terms. Includes a concordance of museum numbers and catalogue numbers. List of the color and… Read More

Historic Textiles of India at The Calico Museum, 1973. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. Hardcover book, 9" x 11", dustwrapper is good; text is near fine; XXV, 222 pages of text followed by 100 black-and-white and 19 color tipped-in illustrations; 289 pieces described, glossary showing stitches accompanied by written description; regional styles, temple hanging, gold embroideries, court embroideries, et cetera

Calico Museum, 1973. Hardcover. New/Good. Hardcover. New book, but with dust jacket rubbed and worn along edges. 324 p., 122 pl., 12 in color, 29 x 21.5 cm. Volume II of the series describing the Calico Museum's holdings.