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Songket: Malaysia's Woven Treasure

Categorie	Tapijten & Textiel
Boeknummer	#354787-WB24
Titel	Songket: Malaysia's Woven Treasure
Auteur	Selvanayagam, Grace Inpam
Boektype	Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij	Oxford University Press
Jaar van uitgave	1990
ISBN10	0195889282
ISBN13	9780195889284
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Original pictorial boards in matching dust jacket, numerous (full page) colour and b/w illustrations (including photographs), 4to.
Samenvatting	Songket, a rich luxurious ceremonial fabric woven at one time for the exclusive use of the local royalty, is today organized as a cottage industry in Eastern Malaysia that produces the fabric exclusively for use at weddings and state functions. In this pioneering study of songket, Selvanayagam provides a fascinating historical survey of the cloth, including its uses, weaving techniques, design structure, and offers a full description of the complex register of motifs and patterns ornamenting the surface.
Pagina's	204
Conditie	Goed — Dust jacket discoloured at spine and along the edges.
Prijs	€ 25,00

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