Batik, fabled cloth of Java / Inger McCabe Elliott ; photographs, Brian Brake ; contributions, Paramita Abdurachman, Susan Blum, Iwan Tirta ; design, Kiyoshi Kanai.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Elliott, Inger McCabe, author.

Contributor:

Brake, Brian, photographer.

Abdurachman, Paramita, contributor.

Blum, Susan, contributor.

Tirta, Iwan, contributor.

Kanai, Kiyoshi, contributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Batik--Indonesia--Java.

Batik.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (522 p.)

Edition:

First Periplus edition.

Place of Publication:

Singapore : Periplus, 2004.

Summary:

<div><I>Batik: Fabled Cloth of Java</I> is a sumptuous, classic book, richly illustrated with color plates of the finest antique and contemporary batik from thirty museums and private collections around the world. It includes historical photographs, etchings, engravings, maps and photographs of modern Java.</div>

Contents:

Cover; Copyright; CONTENTS; PROLOGUE; I. TALES OF A TRADE ROUTE ISLAND; THE LURE OF JAVA; Three Religions; The Urban Chinese; Explorers from the West; Cotton for Sale-and to Wear; Raffles the Remarkable; Birth of an Industry; The Batik Process; II. BATIK IN THE ROYAL COURTS; MYSTERIES OF CENTRAL JAVA; NOBILITY OF CIREBON; The Old Faith; The New Faith; Status Symbols for Aristocrats; An Old Court in a New Mold; III. JOURNEY TO PEKALONGAN; THE FREEWHEELING NORTH COAST; PEKALONGAN-BATIK CITY; An Unusual Group of Women; The Chinese Heritage; Three Generations; The Finest Workmanship

IV. JOURNEY TO GRESIKDIVERSITY IN EASTERN JAVA; Islamic Kingdoms; Lasem-a Walled City; Village Batik; Strength in Numbers; V. MODERN BATIK; TRAUMA AND A NEW SOCIETY; Cloth of War; Batik Indonesia; Modern Trends; Batik for Clothing-and Home; The Future of Batik; GLOSSARY; NOTES; CONCORDANCE; BIBLIOGRAPHY; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INDEX; CREDIT; Back Cover

Notes:

First published by Clarkson N. Potter, Inc. , New York, 1984.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 230-235) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4629-0869-1

OCLC:

881566714