Dhurries: History, Technique, Pattern, Identification

Chaldecott, Nada

ISBN 10: 0500511381 / ISBN 13: 9780500511381

Edité par Thames & Hudson, New York, New York, 2003

Boards and unclipped dust jacket in very good condition with minimal handling. Binding tight and text clean. Overall very good copy of this title. N° de réf. du vendeur 5032433

Synopsis :

The dhurrie - for centuries a widely used floor covering in the Indian subcontinent - is becoming a cult item in Western decoration. Its striking colours and the powerful simplicity and variety of its designs are the perfect accompaniment to 21st-century interiors. This is the first thorough-going guide to the dhurrie, incorporating over 250 examples, most specially photographed. The history of dhurries stretches from the Ajanta cave paintings to the present day and readers will see here the earliest surviving dhurrie, from the 17th century, originally in the Amber Palace in Rajasthan. Each design pattern, whether of main field or border, figurative or geometric, is carefully analysed and clearly illustrated. Materials, spinning, dyeing, and the techniques of weaving are clearly explained, and there is a map, a glossary, a select bibliography and an index.

À propos de l?auteur: Nada Chaldecott, born in the Lebanon, originated the Textiles, Carpets and Tapestries course at Sotheby's Institute, London. Her researches on dhurries have taken her throughout India.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Dhurries: History, Technique, Pattern, ...
Éditeur : Thames & Hudson, New York, New York
Date d'édition : 2003
Reliure : Hardcover
Etat : Very Good
Etat de la jaquette : Very Good