Indian Textiles by John Gillow

Indian Textiles by John Gillow

A survey of textiles from every region of the Indian subcontinent that runs the gamut of commercial, tribal and folk textiles. It first places them in cultural context by examining the history, materials and various techniques weaving, dyeing, printing and painting. It then gives a region-by-region account of traditional textile production.

'An important and inspiring book' - Craftsman
'All-encompassing … crammed with a dazzling array of images' - Embroidery

John Gillow has spent over thirty years studying, collecting and lecturing on textiles. His books include Arts and Crafts of India (with Ilay Cooper and Barry Dawson), Indian Textiles (with Nicholas Barnard), Traditional Indonesian Textiles, World Textiles (with Bryan Sentance) and African Textiles. Nick Barnard is a writer, publisher and stunt pilot, and co-founder of the Yakovievs Aerobatic Display Team. His book How to Fly a Plane, for adults, was published by Thames & Hudson in 2007. As Nicholas Barnard has written widely on non-Western textiles in such publications as Living with Kilims and Living with Decorative Textiles.

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ISBN 13	9780500291184
ISBN 10	0500291187
Title	Indian Textiles
Author	John Gillow
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Thames & Hudson Ltd
Year published	2014-03-24
Number of pages	224
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