The Kashmiri shawl : from Jamavar to Paisley /
Rehman, Sherry.
The Kashmiri shawl : from Jamavar to Paisley / Sherry Rehman. - 378 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 31 cm.
The many faces of the Kashmiri shawl -- The life and times of the Kashmiri shawl -- The other side of paradise -- The shawl in Persia -- The end of princely patronage -- The Punjab shawl -- A master craft -- The flowering garden -- The design evolution -- The European challenge.
"The Kashmiri Shawl is the story of this textile re-told through the prism of a South Asian perspective. The book realigns the design of symbolism and technical evolution of the shawl to indigenous sources by emphasizing areas previously ignored in earlier histories. The shawl's origins in Kashmir, the rich vein of patronage it thrived on, its changing ornamental face, its regional variations in Persia and Punjab, its enormous impact on the European imagination, all combine to form a narrative shaped to engage both the general reader and the specialist."--BOOK JACKET.
1851495061 (hbk.ACC ed.) : £45.00 1890206571 (Grantha ed.) 8188204196 (Mapin)
GBA565544 bnb
Shawls--India--Kashmir, Vale of
746.909546
The Kashmiri shawl : from Jamavar to Paisley / Sherry Rehman. - 378 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 31 cm.
The many faces of the Kashmiri shawl -- The life and times of the Kashmiri shawl -- The other side of paradise -- The shawl in Persia -- The end of princely patronage -- The Punjab shawl -- A master craft -- The flowering garden -- The design evolution -- The European challenge.
"The Kashmiri Shawl is the story of this textile re-told through the prism of a South Asian perspective. The book realigns the design of symbolism and technical evolution of the shawl to indigenous sources by emphasizing areas previously ignored in earlier histories. The shawl's origins in Kashmir, the rich vein of patronage it thrived on, its changing ornamental face, its regional variations in Persia and Punjab, its enormous impact on the European imagination, all combine to form a narrative shaped to engage both the general reader and the specialist."--BOOK JACKET.
1851495061 (hbk.ACC ed.) : £45.00 1890206571 (Grantha ed.) 8188204196 (Mapin)
GBA565544 bnb
Shawls--India--Kashmir, Vale of
746.909546