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Hardback in Dust Wrapper. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First edition (first printing). Hardback. Dust wrapper over black boards with gilt titles to the spine; Measures 9½" x 6¼" (1.4 kg); pp (xii) 620; Index; Bibliography; || The book is on the shelf, ready to be appropriately packed, and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the book shop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #202913 ||.…

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Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 360 pages. 11.01x10.01x1.97 inches. In Stock.

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Hardcover. Zustand: New. The cloth that clothed Empires—A legend Explores the global history of muslin, from ancient Bengal to its place in international trade and empire. Showcases rare muslin and jamdani textiles from the Victoria and Albert Museum, highlighting their artistry and craftsmanship. Examines the cultural, political, and economic forces that shaped muslin's rise, decline, and lasting legacy as one of the world's most celebrated fabrics. Muslin is a fabric of almost mythical reputation. Renowned for its extraordinary fineness, it was described in the seventeenth century as "the shadow of a commodity", a phrase that captures its almost weightless, translucent quality. Yet behind its delicate beauty lies a more complex story, woven into the history of the East India Company, imperial trade, and colonial power. An open-textured cotton cloth, muslin was woven to varying degrees of fineness depending on the quality of the yarn and the exceptional skill of its spinners and weavers. The name "muslin" is often attributed to the Venetian traveller Marco Polo, who linked it to the textile trade of Mosul in present-day Iraq, a major centre connecting India and the Mediterranean. Although this origin remains debated, the fabric itself has been associated with Bengal since ancient times, where it was known as mull or mulmul. Drawing on the remarkable collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum, this book presents these exquisite textiles while exploring their rich cultural history, craftsmanship, and enduring legacy. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 360 pages. 11.01x10.01x1.97 inches. In Stock.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Pioneering publication exploring in depth the lost textile traditions of Bengal from the 16th to 20th century and impact on the historical and cultural aspects of the region.The famed Bengal textiles which once 'clothed the world' have received little scholarly attention. With the systemic destruction of Bengal's textile industry, prompted by the Industrial Revolution in Europe, the muslins and Balucharis of Bengal were lost in obscurity. The partition of the Indian subcontinent and the consequent varieties of cultural and social identity in present-day India and Bangladesh have contributed to this neglect. This pioneering publication explores in depth the lost textile traditions of Bengal from the 16th to the 20th century and traces its impact on the historical and cultural aspects of the region. Supported by superb illustrations of textiles, maps and trade documents from the past, most of which have never been published before, the book serves as a public history, with engaging chapters presenting a unique perspective on the textiles of wider Bengal. This volume will inspire the reader, reorient scholarly attention and provoke a rethinking of the nature and history of Bengal textiles.…

Hardcover. Zustand: New. The famed Bengal textiles which once 'clothed the world' have received little scholarly attention. With the systemic destruction of Bengal's textile industry, prompted by the Industrial Revolution in Europe, the muslins and Balucharis of Bengal were lost in obscurity. The partition of the Indian subcontinent and the consequent varieties of cultural and social identity in present-day India and Bangladesh have contributed to this neglect. This pioneering publication explores in depth the lost textile traditions of Bengal from the 16th to the 20th century and traces its impact on the historical and cultural aspects of the region. This book is conceived as a dialogue between historians, anthropologists, art historians, textile practitioners and textile scholars who bring their diverse perspectives and expertise on the fundamental catalysts of change in the textile tradition of Bengal. The book serves as a public history, with engaging chapters presenting a unique perspective on the textiles of wider Bengal supported by superb illustrations of textiles, maps and trade documents from the past, most of which have never been published before. This volume will inspire the reader, reorient scholarly attention and provoke a rethinking of the nature and history of Bengal textiles. Published in association with Weavers Studio Resource Centre, Kolkata. With contributions by Hameeda Hossain, Ghulam Nadri, Barbara Karl, Ritu Sethi, Paola Manfredi, Susan Bean, Rosie Llewellyn-Jones, et.al. Sonia Ashmore is a design historian, lecturer and writer based in London, UK. As a Research Fellow at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, she has published on the museum's extensive South Asian textile collections, including the book Muslin (V&A, 2012). Tirthankar Roy is Professor at Department of Economic History, London School of Economics. His research interests include the history and development of South Asia, global history, empires, and environmental history. His recent books include Crafts and Capitalism: Handloom Weaving Industry in Colonial India (Routledge, 2020), and Monsoon Economies: Indian History in a Changing Climate (MIT Press, 2022). Niaz Zaman, former Professor at the University of Dhaka, retired in 2023 as Advisor, Department of English and Modern Languages, Independent University, Bangladesh. Her books include the first book on nakshi kantha titled The Art of Kantha Embroidery (Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, 1981; second rev. ed., The University Press Limited, 1993) and A Descriptive Catalogue of Textile Objects in the Bangladesh National Museum (Bangladesh National Museum, 2017).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 2012 1st edition 1st impression. Appears unread with no inscriptions or other markings. Some small bumps to lower board edges. Unclipped DJ is now in a clear protective cover.

Zustand: New. &Uumlber den AutorToni Huberman is the great granddaughter of Charles Holme. She has written and lectured on Holme in the UK and Japan and her research has so far taken her to Japan, the USA, China and the Himalaya. Sonia.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Charles Holme's detailed record of his travels through Japan, including the homeward journey via the west coast of the US and Canada, is published here for the first time, together with all fifty plates from the original limited edition of his companion Emma Liberty's Japan, A Pictorial Record, with commentaries. Both diary and photographs provide scholars and researchers with a rare archive. A key figure in Europe's art world in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and founder of The Studio art magazine, Charles Holme was a significant disseminator of Japanese art and art goods in theWest and was a founding member of the Japan Society in London. Famously, he visited Japan in 1889 in the company of the painter Alfred East and Arthur Lasenby Liberty and his wife Emma, who was the 'official' photographer of the trip (taking more than a thousand photographs).…

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Zustand: Fine. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original vivid blue cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 10'' x 7''. Contains [xxvi] 215 pp with monochrome photographic plates throughout. Following his retirement from trade in 1892, Holme founded The Studio: an illustrated magazine of fine and applied art, a magazine dedicated to fine arts and decorative arts, giving roughly equal weight to each. The first issue appeared in April 1893. The first serving editor was Joseph Gleeson White (Lewis Hind had acted as editor for four months before the launch of the magazine). In 1895 Holme took over as editor himself, although Gleeson White continued to contribute. Holme retired as editor in 1919 for reasons of health, and was succeeded by his son Charles Geoffrey Holme, who was already the editor of special numbers and year-books of the magazine. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, unused and unopened new book. We carry this book in stock for immediate dispatch. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 9781905246397 JAPAN (History & Culture). …