Studies in Indian Textiles
Studies in Indian Textiles

Author: Vanakuri Suguna Sarma

Publisher:

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 184

ISBN-13:

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An attempt has been made in this book to study in detail, the textiles and customes in the two reputed museums of Hyderabad city, viz., the Salar Jung museum and state museum, Hyderabad. Besides, a thorough comparison of the textiles, costumes and styles of attire, has been made with sculptures, paintings and literature of various periods. The work also focuses on the origin and manufacturing technique of the main fabric materials like cotton, silk, wollen, mixed-fabrics and their sub-varieties. Problems related to storage and preservation are also discussed.

Indian Cotton Textiles in West Africa
Indian Cotton Textiles in West Africa

Author: Kazuo Kobayashi

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2019-06-10

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 303018675X

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This book focuses on the significant role of West African consumers in the development of the global economy. It explores their demand for Indian cotton textiles and how their consumption shaped patterns of global trade, influencing economies and businesses from Western Europe to South Asia. In turn, the book examines how cotton textile production in southern India responded to this demand. Through this perspective of a south-south economic history, the study foregrounds African agency and considers the lasting impact on production and exports in South Asia. It also considers how European commercial and imperial expansion provided a complex web of networks, linking West African consumers and Indian weavers. Crucially, it demonstrates the emergence of the modern global economy.

Indian Textile Patterns and Techniques
Indian Textile Patterns and Techniques

Author: Avalon Fotheringham

Publisher: National Geographic Books

Published: 2019-04-16

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 0500480427

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This vibrant volume showcases a stunning collection of Indian textiles from the V&A, and explores in depth their history, production techniques, and designs. Textiles have a long and distinguished history on the Indian subcontinent, from the dazzling woven silks worn by royalty to the simple block-printed patterns worn by the masses. Drawing from the Victoria and Albert Museum’s world-class collection, this beautiful and informative reference features breathtaking and varied textile designs, techniques, and colors. Each piece is examined in detail through close-up shots of the fabric and patterns, and demonstrates different weaving techniques, allowing readers to see precisely how the textile was made. Divided into three chapters by pattern style—“Floral,” “Figurative,” and “Geometric”—each chapter comprises an introduction to the style’s history along with its intended use. This authoritative volume overflows with distinctive colors and patterns to inspire and inform the reader about the history of Indian textiles and patterns, their intended use, and the methods by which they were made.

SMEs in Indian Textiles
SMEs in Indian Textiles

Author: A. Anthony

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-04-30

Total Pages: 331

ISBN-13: 1137444576

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SMEs in Indian Textiles examines how globalisation in its transformative influence affects both firms and workers in the developing economies. This book explores the handloom cluster's value chain linkages to examine whether firms in the cluster gained from their association with global buyers over this extended period, and in what ways.

Textile Trades, Consumer Cultures, and the Material Worlds of the Indian Ocean
Textile Trades, Consumer Cultures, and the Material Worlds of the Indian Ocean

Author: Pedro Machado

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2018-02-09

Total Pages: 443

ISBN-13: 3319582658

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This collection examines cloth as a material and consumer object from early periods to the twenty-first century, across multiple oceanic sites—from Zanzibar, Muscat and Kampala to Ajanta, Srivijaya and Osaka. It moves beyond usual focuses on a single fibre (such as cotton) or place (such as India) to provide a fresh, expansive perspective of the ocean as an “interaction-based arena,” with an internal dynamism and historical coherence forged by material exchange and human relationships. Contributors map shifting social, cultural and commercial circuits to chart the many histories of cloth across the region. They also trace these histories up to the present with discussions of contemporary trade in Dubai, Zanzibar, and Eritrea. Richly illustrated, this collection brings together new and diverse strands in the long story of textiles in the Indian Ocean, past and present.

The Fabric of India
The Fabric of India

Author: Rosemary Crill

Publisher: Victoria & Albert Museum

Published: 2015-10-20

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781851778539

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"Published to accompany the exhibition The Fabric of India at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, from 3 October 2015 to 10 January 2016"--Title page verso.

Textiles in Indian Ocean Societies
Textiles in Indian Ocean Societies

Author: Ruth Barnes

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2004-11-30

Total Pages: 370

ISBN-13: 1134430396

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Textiles in Indian Ocean Societies considers the importance of trade, and the transformation of the meaning of objects has the move between different cultures. It also addresses issues of gender, ethnic and religious identity, and economic status. The book covers a broad geographic range from East Africa to Southeast Asia, and references a number of disciplines such as anthropology, art history and history. This volume is timely, as both the social sciences and historical studies have developed a new interest in material culture. Edited by a foremost expert in the region, it will add considerably to our understanding of historical and current societies in the Indian Ocean region.

How India Clothed the World
How India Clothed the World

Author:

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2009-07-31

Total Pages: 523

ISBN-13: 9047429974

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Drawing on new research on textile trade and production in the regions that depended on the Indian Ocean, the book contributes to a new understanding of the role that Indian cloth played in the making of the modern world economy.

The Spinning World
The Spinning World

Author: Giorgio Riello

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2011-09-22

Total Pages: 507

ISBN-13: 0199696160

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This collection of essays examines the history of cotton textiles at a global level over the period 1200-1850. It provides new answers to two questions: what is it about cotton that made it the paradigmatic first global commodity? And second, why did cotton industries in different parts of the world follow different paths of development?