| Publication |
New Delhi, Wisdom Tree, 2007.
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| Description |
117pGolden Spine
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| Summary/Abstract |
The art of Kalamkari painting is one of the oldest traditional arts of India. Drawing upon a repertoire of well-loved epics for images, Kalamkari rich with colours and precise in detail unparalleled by other art form of this genre, an expert in the field discusses salient features of this little-known textile tradition and shows how this ancient textile craft, deeply rooted in religion, has adapted to social changes and political upheavals, evolving into a market craft that is also an indigenous folk art.
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| Contents |
Preface
Introduction
Temple Origin
The folk Idiom
Historical perspective
Painted and printed textiles
Design vocabulary
Kalamkari artist
Colours from nature
Future of an Ancient art
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| Standard Number |
818328082X Hb.
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