The fabric of India
By: edited by Rosemary Crill ; [contributors: Sonia Ashmore, Steven Cohen, Rosemary Crill, Avalon Fotheringham, Barbara Karl, Pramod Kumar KG, Divia Patel, Anamika Pathak, Aurelie Samuel]
Contributors: Victoria and Albert Museum
Publisher: V&A Publishing
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 248
ISBN-13: 9781851778539
Subjects: Textile painting; Fashion; Clothing and dress; Exhibitions; Textile crafts; Textile fabrics; Textile printing
Description: "This sumptuous book is a wide ranging overview of the making, design, and use of textiles from the Indian subcontinent. Focusing on individual objects, it explores in great detail the materials and techniques used in their manufacture and discusses centres of production, patronage, markets and designs. It is the first truly comprehensive book on the subject, featuring lavishly illustrated chapters interspersed with detailed analysis of unique objects of world importance, including a Kashmir map shawl, Tipu Sultan's tent, and a remarkable eighteenth-century temple hanging from South India." -- Publisher's description.
Notes: Published to accompany an exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, from 3 October 2015 to 10 January 2016.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 238-243) and index.
Table of contents: title: Materials and making / Steven Cohen; title: Local and global : patronage and use / Rosemary Crill; title: Textiles in the modern world / Davia Patel.