From the Land of the Thunder Dragon: Textile Arts of Bhutan - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0906026334 ISBN 13 : 9780906026335

Editeur : Serindia Publications, 1995

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

This volume, first published in 1994 (now reprinted in 2008), covers all aspects of Bhutan's textiles and weaving heritage, from the central role of women - more than 80 percent of Bhutanese women contribute to their household's income by weaving - to fibres, dyes and looms, to the functioning of beautiful cloth as an item of trade and an indicator of historical change and social identity. This copiously illustrated book reveals the richness, originality and striking beauty of Bhutanese textiles. Examples come from the Peabody Essex Museum, which holds the largest such collection of any North American museum, and public and private collections in Bhutan, the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. The illustrations are supplemented by field photographs and rare archival images.

Biographie de l'auteur

Diana K. Myers is an independent scholar and curator, and has been studying Himalayan textiles since the 1970s. She is an international development expert with a degree from Princeton University, and has supported the Textile Museum in Thimphu, Bhutan, as special advisor to Her Majesty the Queen of Bhutan since the museum's inception in 1999.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Serindia Publications
• Date d'édition: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0906026334
• ISBN 13: 9780906026335
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 248
• Éditeur: Myers Diana K., Bean Susan S., Aris Michael, Pommaret Francoise