The Flowering Desert: Textiles from Sindh - Hardcover

Askari, Hasan; Askari, Nasreen

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1911300717 ISBN 13: 9781911300717

Publisher: Paul Holberton Publishing, 2019

Synopsis

A lavishly illustrated volume of Pakistani textiles of extraordinary colour and vibrancy from one of the most arid areas on Earth.

The Flowering Desert: Textiles from Sindh focuses on a private collection of textiles from Sindh, Pakistan, which, according to some scholars, was the crucible in which the textile traditions of Gujarat and Rajasthan were forged. Sindhi textiles are unique inasmuch as they reflect a dimension that combines the harshness of the terrain with a quest for a mythical and unattainable beauty. The collection is recognised as being of outstanding merit and some of it has featured in exhibitions at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London and the National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh.

In addition to sumptuous reproductions of 120 remarkable objects the book includes contextual photographs of textiles in use.

Edition details

• Publisher: Paul Holberton Publishing
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 1911300717
• ISBN 13: 9781911300717
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 160