The flowering desert : textiles from Sindh / Nasreen Askari and Hasan Askari

By:

Askari, Nasreen [author]

Contributor(s):

Askari, Hasan [author.]

Material type: Article

ArticlePublisher: London : Paul Holberton Publishing , 2019Description: 168 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 29 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781911300717 (hardback)

Subject(s):

LOC classification:

NK8876.7.A1 A85

Summary: A lavishly illustrated volume of Pakistani textiles of extraordinary colour and vibrancy from one of the most arid areas on Earth. 'The Flowering Desert: Textiles from Sindh' focuses on a private collection of textiles from Sindh, Pakistan, which, according to some scholars, was the crucible in which the textile traditions of Gujarat and Rajasthan were forged. Sindhi textiles are unique inasmuch as they reflect a dimension that combines the harshness of the terrain with a quest for a mythical and unattainable beauty. The collection is recognised as being of outstanding merit and some of it has featured in exhibitions at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London and the National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh. In addition to sumptuous reproductions of 120 remarkable objects the book includes contextual photographs of textiles in use.

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
KWA (International Collection) - 1st floor	Universiti Islam Sultan Sharif Ali	First Floor (Gadong Campus)	(KWA) PAK NK8876.7.A1 A85 2019 c.1 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available	Donated by High Commission of The Islamic Republic of Pakistan (Brunei Darussalam)		1070002619

A lavishly illustrated volume of Pakistani textiles of extraordinary colour and vibrancy from one of the most arid areas on Earth. 'The Flowering Desert: Textiles from Sindh' focuses on a private collection of textiles from Sindh, Pakistan, which, according to some scholars, was the crucible in which the textile traditions of Gujarat and Rajasthan were forged. Sindhi textiles are unique inasmuch as they reflect a dimension that combines the harshness of the terrain with a quest for a mythical and unattainable beauty. The collection is recognised as being of outstanding merit and some of it has featured in exhibitions at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London and the National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh. In addition to sumptuous reproductions of 120 remarkable objects the book includes contextual photographs of textiles in use.

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