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Saris of India : tradition and beyond / R̥ta Kapur Chishti ; general editor, Martand Singh ; photography, Renuka Kelkar.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Chishti, R̥ta Kapur.
- Language:
- English
- Multiple languages
- Subjects (All):
- Saris--India.
- Saris.
- Women's clothing--India.
- Women's clothing.
- Textile fabrics--India.
- Textile fabrics.
- India.
- Clothing and dress--India.
- Clothing and dress.
- Physical Description:
- 274 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 32 x 32 cm
- Other Title:
- Saris : tradition and beyond
- Place of Publication:
- New Delhi : Roli Books, Lustre Press, [2010]
- Language Note:
- Includes small passages in Indic languages.
- Summary:
- The sari has been, in one form or another, the central feature of the weaving/printing tradition of Ondia for over a thousand years. Saris of India is a vivid and exhaustive overview of the structures, design, colors and technology which make up the language of the sari. Covering the styles and traditions of 12 states across the length and breadth of India, this is a most readble account for the lay reader and the specialist.
- Notes:
- "Acknowledgements" (1 v. (unpaged ) ; 23 cm.) in pocket.
- Includes bibliographical references (page 274).
- ISBN:
- 9788174363749
- 8174363742
- OCLC:
- 150384412
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