The Sari: Styles, Patterns, History, TechniquesLinda Lynton, a scholar of Indian textiles and ethnic art, has compiled a thorough guide to the patterns and regional motifs used throughout the sari's history. The essential simplicity of the sari is set against its highly sophisticated design vocabulary and wonderfully varied regional traditions of color, pattern, and weave. The Sari is divided into six sections, each examining a different part of India: the West; the East; the Northeast and the Himalayas; the Eastern Deccan; the South, and the Western Deccan. The result of many years' research, The Sari contains the most detailed analysis of sari design ever undertaken. Many rare and unusual saris are featured, including some from remote and restricted areas that have never been photographed or published. Vivid colorplates are augmented by black-and-white closeup photographs of sari designs and diagrams of more than forty sari types. And a uniquely useful and substantial reference section features a glossary of textile terms; information on museum collections; translations of more than four hundred Indian words and concepts; a full bibliography; a detailed chronology; and numerous maps. For textile enthusiasts and historians, for collectors, fashion designers, and artists, and for the many devotees of the sari, this is a definitive study unparalleled in range, illustration, and depth of research. |
Contents
Lifting the Veil | 7 |
The Western Region | 25 |
The Eastern Region | 41 |
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The Sari: Styles, Patterns, History, Techniques Linda Lynton,Sanjay K. Singh No preview available - 2002 |
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Ahmedabad Andhra Pradesh Assam Assamese Banaras brocade bandhani Bihar block-printed Bombay borders and endpiece Brahmins buti called centimetres cloth colour commonly cotton muslin created Deccan Deccan saris Delhi depicted designs district Dravidian eastern Deccan embellishments embroidered embroidery ethnic saris fabric field floral flowers geometric Gond groups Gujarat handloom Hindu ikat India interlocked-weft jamdani kachchha kalga Kanchipuram Karnataka Kerala khadi Kornad saris lungi Madhya Pradesh Madurai Maharashtra Manipur Meghalaya motif muga silk Mughal Munda Museum muslins Nagpur nineteenth century nivi northern odhni Orissa Parsi patola phool Rajasthan region sari borders sari woven saris saris draped silk saris southern Karnataka stripes style supplementary supplementary-warp bands supplementary-weft symbol Tamil Nadu tasar silk temple textiles traditional saris traditionally tribal tribes usually Uttar Pradesh vine warp threads wear weavers weaving wedding sari weft weft threads West Bengal western India wild silk women worn zari