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	Shibori. The Inventive Art of Japanese Shaped Resist Dyeing. WADA, YOSHIKO IWAMOTO, MARY KELLOGG RICE AND JANE BARTON. Stock ID: 44755 Profuse colour and black and white photographic and line illustrations, 303pp, appendices, bibliography, index, card covers, dustjacket, quarto. "Usually it is in response to the fact that a craft is being lost that the need for preserving and documenting it arises. The motivation behind this book is no exception, but the authors have gone far beyond simple documentation. Extensive research and experimentation have led to the revival here of shibori techniques that were once well known but have now been largely forgotten in Japan. In addition to more conventional techniques, the work of contemporary fiber artists in Japan and abroad in shibori textile art and wearable art is presented, to suggest the extent of the creative innovation possible. The 104 colour and 298 black-and-white plates include a photographic Gallery of Shibori Examples, based on Japan's largest collection of traditional shibori fabrics. Included also are a detailed guide to basic natural dyes used in Japan, the making and care of an indigo vat, and a list of suppliers in North America, as well as a glossary and bibliography. Now available in paperback, this full documentation of one of the world's most inventive and exciting dyeing techniques continues as a classic in the textile field." Publisher's description. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 44755) ... more	AU$87.95
	Chinese Textiles Motifs Through Dynasties. BAO MINGXING. Stock ID: 45929 2 volumes. Colour photographic plates followed by 156pp in volume I and 162pp in volume II of black and white line illustrations. Text in Chinese with some English summaries. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 45929) ... more	AU$49.95
	Textiles of Southeast Asia: An Annotated and Illustrated Bibliography. HOWARD, MICHAEL. Stock ID: 46228 Colour illustrations, 212pp, paperback, quarto, tail of spine bumped. This book is an in-depth compilation of literature, ranging from academic theses to articles in fashion magazines and newspapers, in this field. Complimented by over 100 colour illustrations showing the types of textiles found in the region. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 46228) ... more	AU$83.50
	Of Wool and Loom. A Tale of Tibetan Rugs. CHODRAK, TRINLEY AND TASHI KESANG. Stock ID: 48959 Endpaper maps, profuse colour photographic plates, 156pp, glossary, bibliography, and sources, index, quarto, paperback. Some patchy fading covers but otherwise very good. This book is an overview of the Tibetan rugmaking tradition. It presents a brief history of Tibetan carpet and textile weaving from its earliest origins to the present, traces the emergence of Tibet as a commercial center of carpet weaving and accounts the arduous process required to learn the craft, from apprentice to master weaver. It also discusses the wide range of functions for which Tibetan rugs are employed, by nomads, by the aristocracy and by ordinary people. The text is illustrated with numerous colour plates showing representative carpets and details of their intricate designs, with each accompanied by a detailed description. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 48959) ... more	AU$75.00
	Thai Silk. SHARPLES, JENNIFER. Stock ID: 51089 Map, full colour photographic plates, 160pp, glossary, bibliography, dustjacket. Quarto. "A colourful and fascinating insight into a unique fabric that for centuries has been acclaimed the Queen of Textiles. Behind it all is a history as rich and exotic as silk fibre itself." Publisher's description. Chapter headings include From cocoon to loom, on Royal Command, the fashion world discovers Thai silk and collecting silk textiles. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 51089) ... more	AU$88.00
	Ottoman Embroidery. ELLIS, MARIANNE AND JENNIFER WEARDEN. Stock ID: 52810 Colour plates throughout, 144pp, dustjacket, quarto. Featuring work from the mid-sixteenth century to about 1900, this colourful book draws exclusively on the V&A's outstanding collection of Ottoman embroidery. The former Turkish empire lasted from the late thirteenth century until the end of World War I. The textile traditions of this enormous timespan can be divided into two halves - the periods before and after extensive trading with the West started in the early eighteenth century. At this time many aspects of western art began to be incorporated in Ottoman designs, and Ottoman embroidery became an increasingly complex art form." (When referring to this item please quote stockid 52810) ... more	AU$90.00
	Living Fabric. Weaving among the Nomads of Ladakh Himalaya. AHMED, MONISHA. Stock ID: 59361 Maps, pictorial endpapers, profusely illustrated with colour and black and white photographic illustrations and line drawings, 192pp, endnotes, appendix, glossary, bibliography, index, covers slightly bowed, dustjacket, quarto. "This is the first study of the tradition of weaving among the nomadic pastoralists of Rupshu, in eastern Ladakh. Weaving touches all aspects of life in Rupshu, where both women and men weave, each on a different loom. Local narrative states that the craft of weaving was bestowed upon Rupshu by the gods, and thus all feats related to it have a close connection to the sublime. This book documents and analyses the ways in which fibres, weaving, and textiles are symbolised, constructed, and experienced in Rupshu where themes such as gender, kinship, hierarchical and spatial relations find ready expression through the design and making of cloth. Through her work the author traces the relationship between livestock, weaving, social and symbolic structures in order to understand the multitude of contexts within which wool-oriented activities exist. Richly illustrated, this book will appeal to those with an interest in textiles, nomads, gender studies, and the Himalaya." Publisher's description. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 59361) ... more	AU$87.95
	Tribal Rugs. A Buyer's Guide. ALLANE, LEE. Stock ID: 60724 Maps, colour illustrations, line drawings,142pp, index, paperback, large octavo. A comprehensive guide for the rug buyer. Includes information on what tribal rugs are, what their names mean, how they are made and the various techniques, materials and tools used. It also details different types of rugs and how to identify them, along with providing information about the different ethnic weaving groups - their historical, religious and cultural backgrounds - and how these have affected tribal weaving traditions. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 60724) ... more	AU$26.95
	The Secret of Excellence in Ancient Chinese Silks. Factors contributing to the Extraordinary Development of Textile Design and Technology Achieved in Ancient China. LAUMANN, MARYTA M. Stock ID: 66915 Maps, folding map, colour and black and white photographic plates, xvii + 179pp, glossary of Chinese characters, bibliography, index, dustjacket. "Within the last few years and decades archaeology has brought to the eyes of modern man some of ancient China's most renowned products and gifts to the world: its precious silks - dating more than 2000 years ago. Their excellence and superiority testify to an unparalleled degree of development in textile design and technology." (Publisher's description). (When referring to this item please quote stockid 66915) ... more	AU$36.95
	Textiles from Burma. Featuring the James Henry Green Collection. DELL, ELIZABETH AND SANDRA DUDLEY. (EDITED BY). Stock ID: 68314 Map, decorative endpapers, colour and black and white photographic illustrations, 192pp, appendix, glossary, notes, bibliography, index, dustjacket, quarto. "This volume introduces themes relating to the history, production, meaning, collection and continuing impact of textiles from Burma. It explores these themes in social, cultural and wider contexts. It investigates aspects of collecting and documentation in colonial and modern times, examining the histories and identities that are made and re-made as textiles are collected and written about." Publisher's description. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 68314) ... more	AU$96.00
	Sari to Sarong. Five Hundred Years of Indian and Indonesian Textile Exchange. MAXWELL, ROBYN. Stock ID: 68989 Colour maps, profuse colour photographic illustrations, vii + 216pp, paperback, quarto. Catalogue for the Sari to Sarong exhibition of Indian and Indonesian textiles. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 68989) ... more	AU$69.00
	Through the Thread of Time. Southeast Asian Textiles. PURANANANDA, JANE. (EDITOR). Stock ID: 76915 Map, profusely illustrated with colour photographic illustrations, 181pp, paperback, quarto. "This colourful and highly illustrated volume on Southeast Asian textiles presents the works of scholars and art historians invited to participate in a unique symposium ogranized by the Bangkok-based James H.W. Thompson Foundation. The twelve experts from the USA, France, Australia, Thailand and the UK who presented papers at the conference have provided a fascinating cross-section of articles on Southeast Asian textiles, their history and their uses." Publisher's description. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 76915) ... more	AU$90.00
	Power Dressing. Lanna Shan Siam 19th Century Court Dress. CONWAY, SUSAN. Stock ID: 77192 Maps, profuse exquisite colour and black and white photographic illustrations showing good detail, 71pp, glossary, further reading, paperback. Quarto. Bilingual Thai and English text. "This exhibition presents 19th and early 20th century court dress, textiles and regalia from the principalities of Lanna, and Shan States and the kingdom of Siam. The term "power" is used here to denote the mystical authority of Buddhist kingship and power expressed through tributary relationships and marital alliances. The exhibition features richly woven and embroidered textiles and high quality regalia, made by skilled artisans. These objects were tokens of tribute and gifts of exchange between royal families. The status of individual rulers rested on the wearing and display of these highly prized objects." (Taken from the Introduction). (When referring to this item please quote stockid 77192) ... more	AU$84.95
	Sindh Jo Ajrak. Cloth from the Banks of the River Indus. BILGRAMI, NOORJEHAN. Stock ID: 48965 Colour photographic plates, black and white line illustrations, two transparencies with explanatory diagrams showing the construction of the geometric patterns of the printing blocks overlaying the pattern illustrations, 178pp, hardcover, attractively bound in cloth with decorative cloth inlay, square quarto. A most attractive and interesting book about cloth from the banks of the River Indus. It discusses historical background, printing blocks and block-makers, the process of making the cloth, the artists and is complemented by numerous colour plates showing examples of the cloth along with artists at work. It also features two transparencies which show the construction of geometric patterns which are the underlying principle of the printing block designs. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 48965) ... more	AU$89.00
	Seams of Change. Clothing and the Care of the Self in late 19th and 20th Century Cambodia. NARIN, CHEA AND CHEA SOPHEARY, KEM SONINE, PREAP CHANMARA. Stock ID: 90501 Translated by Ingrid Muan. Bilingual Khmer and English text, profuse black and white photographic illustrations and descriptive diagrams, ii + 295pp, paperback. Quarto. "This richly illustrated book presents a broad overview of habits of dressing and caring for the self in late 19th and 20th century Cambodia. Types of fabric and kinds of clothing worn at the turn of the century are described, while traditional ways of cutting, sewing, caring for, and storing clothing are detailed. A final chapter illuminates various indigenous ways of caring for and decorating the hair and the skin. Local ways of painting the lips, fingernails and eyebrows are also discussed. In tracing these topics from the late 19th to the 20th century, the book illuminates the transition from a time when clothing and beauty products were made locally, usually by hand, to a time when clothing and beauty products are manufactured in faraway places and bought in stores." Publisher's description. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 90501) ... more	AU$83.95
	Chinese Silk. A Cultural History. VAINKER, SHELAGH. Stock ID: 96536 Map, profusely illustrated throughout with colour photographic plates, 224pp, dustjacket. Co-published by the British Museum Press and Rutgers University Press, this handsome book features abundant illustrations and knowledgeable text by Shelagh Vainker (formerly affiliated with the British Museum and now at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford). She draws on a wide variety of sources some available until now only in Chinese. Chapter headings: From filaments to finery: the development of silk production in early China; Early empire and foreign trade: the expansion of silk consumption; Internationalism and monasticism: silks of the Sui and Tang; Literati tapestries and gold brocades: silk in Song China and the border dynasties; Industrialization and art collecting; the weaves and embroideries of the Ming dynasty; Everyday opulence in China and the West: silk in the Qing dynasty and the republics. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 96536) ... more	AU$33.00 WAS AU$59.95
	Japanese Kimono Designs. HORN, DIANE VICTORIA. Stock ID: 97401 Black and white illustrations, 43pp, paperback. The kimono is an acceptance of tradition which ties the wearer to more than nine centuries of Japanese culture, history and protocol. The enormous variations of kimono designs were the creative products of Japanese artists, originating in the imagination and experience of the wealth classes. Traditional designs are an integral part of the Japanese character, and though the kimono is no longer the basic dress, it still has an artistic and sociological significance to the Japanese people today. This book contains black and white illustrations of various kimono designs. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 97401) ... more	AU$16.50
	Clothing Pattern. Chinese Skirt. Stock ID: 99274 Fullsize skirt pattern presented in paper folder with instructions. Includes brochure which gives historic background and information on the symbolism behind fabric and colour choice. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 99274) ... more	AU$34.95
	Clothing Pattern. Hong Kong Cheongsam. Stock ID: 99276 Full-size cheongsam pattern presented in paper folder with instructions. Includes brochure which gives historic background and information on the symbolism behind fabric and colour choice. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 99276) ... more	AU$34.95
	Japanese Country Quilting. Sashiko Patterns and Projects for Beginners. MATSUNAGA, KAREN KIM. Stock ID: 77813 Black and white line drawings showing patterns, 95pp, appendices, paperback, small quarto. Includes information on the tools and techniques of Sashiko, as well as many patterns including waves, mountains, arrows, leaves and flowers, and projects for making bags, cushions and curtains. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 77813) ... more	AU$36.25
	The Secrets of Southeast Asian Textiles. Myth, Status and the Supernatural. PURANANANDA, JANE. Stock ID: 97613 Maps, colour photographic illustrations, 215pp, quarto, paperback. Journey with fifteen scholars to Southeast Asia and neighbouring countries to discover the hidden meanings behind traditional textiles. Throughout Asia, textiles have played an important role in concepts of power and kingship and are also closely associated with shamanistic, Buddhism and Islamic beliefs. The papers presented in this work represent the scholarship and research of leading scholars from around the world who participated in The James H W Thompson Foundation symposium Status, Myth and the Supernatural ? Unraveling the Secrets of Southeast Asian Textiles which was held in Bangkok in August of 2005. With hundreds of colour illustrations and much new material not previously published, this 250 pages volume presents many new perspectives on a fascinating topic. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 97613) ... more	AU$90.00
	Computer MouseRug. Functional, Decorative, Washable and Colourfast. Stock ID: 99209 Mouse Rug. These mouse rugs make perfect gift ideas, with designs based on traditional carpets and rugs from all over Asia. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 99209) ... more	AU$32.95
	Textiles of the Daic Peoples of Vietnam. HOWARD, MICHAEL C. & KIM BE HOWARD. Stock ID: 53309 Map, profuse colour photographic plates, black and white illustrations, x + 290pp, references, paperback. Quarto. A thorough survey of the textiles of the peoples in Vietnam who speak Daic languages. The Daic peoples in Vietnam are divided into thirteen official ethnic groups and this book provides background on the history and culture of these groups and discusses their weaving and dress traditions. In addition the book presents numerous colour photographic illustrations of the peoples and their textiles. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 53309) ... more	AU$105.00
	Textiles of Western Timor. Regional Variations in Historical Perspective. YEAGER, RUTH MARIE AND MARK IVAN JACOBSON. Stock ID: 58504 Maps, colour photographic plates, black and white illustrations, xxiv + 324pp, appendix, glossary, notes, references, paperback, quarto. Textiles of Western Timor is the first comprehensive study of the varied textile traditions of the people of western Timor. It provides historical, geographical, and cultural background in order to help explain regional variations and the important role of textiles within Timorese society. The chapters are accompanied by nearly 150 black and white photographs of people and textiles, 33 maps, and 26 figures showing comparative motifs by type or location. There are 240 color photographs of textiles from museums and private collections illustrating the rich variety of cloth woven in western Timor. Studies in the Material Cultures of Southeast Asia No. 2. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 58504) ... more	AU$94.00
	Textiles of Insana, West Timor: Women Weaving and Village Development. COURY, WILLIAM G. Stock ID: 77831 Colour and black and white photographic plates, 134pp, notes, appendices, references, quarto. Paperback. This book "explores the position handwoven textiles occupy in the household economy and the process of development. Throughout the pages of this book, the women of Insana tell the story of how weaving transforms the economic present and future of their families and community." Publisher's description. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 77831) ... more	AU$64.95
	Asian Costumes and Textiles from Bosphorus to Fujiyama. The Zaira and Marcel Mis Collection KAHLENBERG, MARY HUNT. Stock ID: 77104 Map, profuse colour photographic illustrations, 291pp, index, bibliography, glossary, appendix, dustjacket, quarto. "This extraordinary private collection of traditional costumes, put together with taste and passion by an Italo-Turkish couple, will take us across Asia Minor, Central Asia, India, Southeast Asia, and the Far East: five immense territories spanning, from west to east, an impressively multi-ethnic and multi-cultural continent." Publisher's description. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 77104) ... more	AU$145.00
	Painting with a Needle. Learning the Art of Silk Embroidery with Young Yang Chung. CHUNG, YOUNG YANG. Stock ID: 98785 Pictorial free endpapers, colour photographic illustrations throughout, 176pp, bibliography, oblong paperback. Young Yang Chung, master embroiderer and renowned scholar of East Asian textile arts, at last reveals not only the secrets of her craft and artistry, but also the colourful and vital history behind the ancient art of silk embroidery in Korea, China, and Japan. From the genesis of silk production to the elaborate symbolism behind the intricately stitched motifs, Chung provides a vivid description of the extraordinary cultures that gave birth to silk embroidery. According to Chung, it is essential to gain an understanding of the complex, centuries-old traditions that have shaped this magnificent art in order to fully appreciate the task embroiderers undertake with needle and thread. Chung guides readers through the fundamentals of her craft, showing readers how to "paint with a needle" as artisans in East Asia have for millennia. In the overview chapter, sixteen stitching techniques are described, and each is illustrated with a diagram and often with full-colour photographs. Then follows step-by-step instructions along with photographs, diagrams, and colour charts for nineteen how-to projects, each designed by Chung., The instructions have been written with beginners in mind, but highly advanced embroiderers will find plenty to challenge them as well. "Painting with a Needle" also has useful additions such as tips on how to get started, including advice about tools and materials; and a glossary of embroidery terms in three languages (Korean, Chinese, and Japanese) make this the ultimate book about the exquisite art of silk embroidery. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 98785) ... more	AU$39.95
	Textiles of the Highland Peoples of Northern Vietnam. Mon-Khmer, Hmong-Mien, and Tibeto-Burman. HOWARD, MICHAEL C AND KIM BE HOWARD. Stock ID: 64579 Map, many colour and black and white photographic illustrations, xx + 224pp, references, paperback, quarto. This book is the first survey of the textiles of the peoples of the Northern Highlands of Vietnam. It serves to fill in a major gap in the literature on Southeast Asian textiles as well as providing an important addition to the ethnography of the Northern Highlands. The book provides background on the history and culture of these groups and it discusses their weaving and dress traditions. In addition to numerous black and white photographs, this book presents 201 new color photographs illustrating the peoples and their textiles. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 64579) ... more	AU$109.00
	Textiles of the Central Highland Peoples of Vietnam. Studies in the Material Cultures of Southeast Asia No.4. HOWARD, MICHAEL C AND KIM BE HOWARD. Stock ID: 64580 Map, many colour and black and white photographic illustrations, xx + 224pp, references, paperback, quarto. This is the second of three volumes surveying the textiles of the Highland people of Vietnam. This volume focuses on the Central Highlands. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 64580) ... more	AU$109.00
	Chinese Rugs. A Buyer's Guide. ALLANE, LEE. Stock ID: 60631 Maps, colour photographic plates, lone drawings, 144pp, index, very good paperback. Large octavo. "Today, a combination of high quality and low price makes Chinese rugs the best value of all oriental carpets. And countries outside China, such as Nepal and India, have broadened the market even further by producing Tibetan and Chinese-style rugs to the same high standard. Now here is a reasonably priced, comprehensive guide that provides independent advice on how to find the rug you want at an affordable price." Publisher's Blurb (When referring to this item please quote stockid 60631) ... more	AU$14.95 WAS AU$23.50
	Oriental Carpets in the Museum of Islamic Art, Berlin. SPUHLER, FRIEDRICH. Stock ID: 56370 Colour and black and white photographic plates, 332pp, indices, very good copy in protected dustjacket. Quarto. Catalogue of the Oriental carpets held by the Museum of Islamic Art in Berlin. The collection consists of two hundred and nine carpets representing all periods and regions in the history of Oriental carpets and is displayed in its entirety for the first time in this book. All of the carpets are described in detail and illustrated. Each chapter features a different carpet-producing region and provides a comprehensive historical introduction; a description of each piece and its exhibition history follows. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 56370) ... more	AU$125.00
	Chinese and Japanese Works of Art and Textiles. [TEXTILES]. Stock ID: 67818 Colour photographic illustrations, 120pp + xii, paperback. Catalogue of art and textiles for auction, April 2002, at Sotheby's in London. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 67818) ... more	AU$30.00
	Japanese Textiles from the Marjorie and Robert Graff Collection. REYNOLDS, VALRAE. Stock ID: 67821 Black and white photographic illustrations, 26pp, wrappers, small square quarto. Catalogue to accompany an exhibition held in the middle of 1978. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 67821) ... more	AU$55.00
	Brocaded Fabrics of India. MOHANTY, BIJOY CHANDRA. Stock ID: 69454 2 volumes. Volume I: 2 maps, 164 plates from photographs, 35 sketches, 30 samples of textiles, 236pp. Volume II: Map, 68 plates, 4 sketches, 7 samples of textiles, 238 - 402pp. 2 oblong volumes most attractively bound in brocaded silk covered boards - Volume I in brilliant green and gold, Volume II in a rich dark red and gold, both with contrasting cream linen spines. The volumes are presented in a pictorial papercovered card slipcase which is shelf worn but still sturdy. There is some offsetting from 1 plate to the opposite page in volume one with minimal damage, tiny flaw in a blank area of another leaf, occasional slight adhering at gutter of a few leaves. A very good copy of a scarce title. A remarkable, in-depth work on the contemporary textile crafts of India. "The monograph first acquaints the reader with the location of various important centres on a map, and records the basic features of the warping processes adopted, the looms and raw materials used and the fabrics woven. It then documents the survey in detail. For the survey, the country has been divided into four main regions, namely the Northern region, Western region, Southern region and the Eastern and North Eastern regions together. The survey of each centre explains, as far as possible, all aspects of production. It includes an analysis of fabrics procured from the centres during the investigation, with photographic illustrations of each and with actual sample swatches wherever possible. Historical notes are also included in respect of each centre. In the analysis, structural particulars are given in detail as far as possible. The fineness of gold thread has been indicated in cotton counts, as adequate lengths of gold thread could not be obtained from the fabrics to enable the writer to indicate this in metres per ounce, without spoiling a large portion of the sample. Besides, the number of ends and picks per centimetre and the counts of yarn given in the analysis are the average figures of several test examination results. The nearest whole figure may be taken for all practical purposes. Eighteen samples of brocaded fabrics from the Calico Museum have been included among the plates to illustrate the continuity, and the changes that have taken place, in India's tradition of weaving such fabrics, in various parts of the country." From the introduction. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 69454) ... more	AU$950.00
	The Kimono Show. An exhibition organized by the Crafts Council of the ACT. Catalogue. (CRAFTS COUNCIL OF THE ACT). Stock ID: 70327 Black and white illustrations, 28pp, includes enclosure listing the contemporary works of the show, elegant bookplate tipped in reverse of upper cover, quarto, paper covers. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 70327) ... more	AU$35.00
	Catalogue of Oriental and European Rugs, Carpets and Textiles. SOTHEBY'S. Stock ID: 73390 Black and white plates, 62pp, original green wrappers. This catalogue of a sale held on the 12 and 19th of November in 1982 contains 157 lots (over 60 illustrated) includes 103, mainly oriental rugs, carpets and runners. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 73390) ... more	AU$22.00
	The Textile Museum Journal 1983. (TEXTILES MUSEUM). Stock ID: 74235 Black and white photographic plates, 80pp, original wrappers, little worn at extremities but still sound. The Iconography of Everyday Life in Nineteenth-Century Middle Eastern Rugs - Gerard A. Paquin; Weaving a Cotton Saddlebag on the Santa Elena Peninsula of Ecuador - Jane Parker Hagino and Karen E. Stothert; Where Did all the Silver Go? Identifying Eighteenth Century Chinese Painted and Printed Silks - Leanna Lee Whitman and Maruta Skelton; Warping and Weaving Mitla Cloth on Backstrap Loom - Maaike Knottenbelt; Kesa: Its Sacred and Secular Aspects - Alan Kennedy. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 74235) ... more	AU$25.00
	The Textile Museum Journal 1988 - 1989. (TEXTILES MUSEUM). Stock ID: 74241 Maps, black and white illustrations, 81pp, original wrappers, little worn at extremities but still sound. Quarto. Includes: An Anecdotal History of Conservation at The Textile Museum: 1926-1989 - Sara Wolf Green; The Persian Shawl Industry - Jennifer Scarce; Exchanging Warp in the Batak Ragidup and Bulang - Sandra A. Niessen; Textile Production under the Poll Tax System in Ryukyu - Amanda Mayer Stinchecum; Prehispanic Weaving and Spinning Implements from Southern Ecuador - Karen Olsen Bruhns. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 74241) ... more	AU$25.00
	Check Points on How to Buy Oriental Rugs. JACOBSEN, CHARLES W. Stock ID: 95748 Map, black and white and colour plates, index, 208pp, fore edge a trifle foxed, dustjacket faded at spine but still a good copy. Small quarto. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 95748) ... more	AU$75.00
	Silken Threads. A History of Embroidery in China, Korea, Japan, and Vietnam. CHUNG, YOUNG YANG. Stock ID: 77471 Decorative endpapers, profuse colour and black and white photographic illustrations, 461pp, chronology, notes, bibliography, index, dustjacket, quarto. Master embroiderer and world-renowned textile historian Young Yang Chung brings a wealth of new information to light in "Silken Threads, to date one of the most authoritative and comprehensive guides to the origins, history, aesthetics, and cultural context of embroidered textiles in East Asia. Lavishly illustrated with photographs of magnificent dragon and bridal robes, rank badges, kimonos, and other gorgeous embroidered textiles, this book is not only an indispensable reference in the field but also a delight to the eye. The reader will discover in greater detail than ever before the fascinating evolution of the elaborately embroidered rank badge, a crucial element of clothing for all government officials at court in East Asian cultures. Chung's recent findings about Korean and Vietnamese embroidery traditions are also new to this book. The author's many revelations, uncovered through intensive research since the publication of her 1979 book "The Art of Oriental Embroidery", should settle longstanding debates among textile scholars. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 77471) ... more	AU$135.00
	The Art of Indonesian Textiles. MAJILIS, BRIGITTE KHAN. Stock ID: 116657 Colour photographic illustrations, 112pp, notes, bibliography, paperback. Showcasing nearly seventy works, this book explores the E.M. Bakwin collection of Indonesian textiles, which entered the Art Institute of Chicago in 2002. lavish illustrations and accessibly written essays introduce readers to a rich variety of ceremonial objects from hangings to sarongs, investigating the sources, motifs, and uses of one of Asia's most spectacular art forms. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 116657) ... more	AU$24.95