| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
Ancient textiles series ; VOL. 20 |
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Ancient textiles series ; v. 20.
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| Contents |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Chapter 1: Textiles and Elite Tastes between the Mediterranean, Iran and Asia at the End of Antiquity Matthew P. Canepa; Chapter 2: Palla, Pallu, Chador: Draped clothing in ancient and modern cultures Mary Harlow; Chapter 3: From Draupadi to Dido: The duties of dress in paintings inspired by the Mahābhārata and the Aeneid Linda Matheson; Chapter 4: The Kaftan: An unusual textile encounter in the Scandinavian Late Iron Age Ulla Mannering; Chapter 5: Ancient Running Animals: Tablet-woven borders from China and Norway Lise Ræder Knudsen |
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Chapter 12: Chinese Silks in Mamluk Egypt Helen PerssonChapter 13: Woven Mythology: The textile encounter of makara, senmurw and phoenix Mariachiara Gasparini; Chapter 14: Textile in Art: The influence of textile patterns on ornaments in the architecture of medieval Zirikhgeran Zvezdana Dode; Chapter 15: Coromandel Textiles: The changing face of consumer demand and weavers' responses 16th to 18th century CE Vijaya Ramaswamy; Chapter 16: The Jesuit Dilemma in Asia: Being a naked ascetic or a court literate? Selusi Ambrogio |
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Chapter 17: The Colourful Qualities of Desire: Fashion, colours and industrial espionage Vibe Maria MartensChapter 18: Fashion Encounters: The "Siamoise", or the impact of the Great Embassy on textile design in Paris in 1687 Corinne Thépaut-Cabasset; Chapter 19: The Chinoiserie of the 17th to 18th-century Soho Tapestry Makers Mette Bruun; Chapter 20: Exoticism in Fashion: From British North America to the United States Madelyn Shaw; Chapter 21: Textile Symbolism and Social Mobility during the Colonial Period in Sydney Cove Judith Cameron |
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Chapter 22: The Impact of British Rule on the Dressing Sensibilities of Indian Aristocrats: A case study of the Maharaja of Baroda's dress Toolika GuptaChapter 23: Re-imagining the Dragon Robe: China chic in early twentieth-century European fashion Sarah Cheang; Chapter 24: Sari and the Narrative of Nation in 20th-Century India Aarti Kawlra; Chapter 25: From Cool to Un-cool to Re-cool: Nehru and Mao tunics in the sixties and post-sixties West Michael A. Langkjær; Chapter 26: Too Old: Clothes and value in Norwegian and Indian wardrobes Ingun Grimstad Klepp, Lill Vramo and Kirsi Laitala |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher |
| Subject |
Clothing and dress -- Social aspects.
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Textile fabrics -- Social aspects
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Clothing and dress -- Social aspects
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Textile fabrics -- Social aspects
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Nosch, Marie-Louise editor
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Zhao, Feng, 1961- editor.
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Varadarajan, Lotika, 1934-2017, editor.
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| LC no. |
2014040355 |
| ISBN |
9781782977360 |
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1782977368 |
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9781782977377 |
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1782977376 |
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9781782977384 |
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1782977384 |
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