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Grace Inpam Selvanayagam - Songket

Title: Songket
Description: Oxford University Press, 1990. Gekartonneerd met stofomslag. Pp: 204. Songket, a rich luxurious ceremonial fabric woven at one time for the exclusive use of the local royalty, is today organized as a cottage industry in Eastern Malaysia that produces the fabric exclusively for use at weddings and state functions. In this pioneering study of songket, Selvanayagam provides a fascinating historical survey of the cloth, including its uses, weaving techniques, design structure, and offers a full description of the complex register of motifs and patterns ornamenting the surface. ISBN: 9780195889284. Cond./Kwaliteit: Goed.

Keywords: 9780195889284

Price: EUR 29.50 = appr. US$ 32.06 Seller: De Slegte
- Book number: 3534579

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