Fabric of enchantment : batik from the north coast of Java, from the Inger McCabe Elliott collection at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Heringa, Rens ; Veldhuisen, Harmen C. ; Gluckman, Dale Carolyn [foreword] ; Carey, Peter [contributor]

ISBN 10: 0834803720 / ISBN 13: 9780834803725

Published by Los Angeles, Calif. ; New York : Los Angeles County Museum of Art ; Weatherhill, 1993

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Near fine cloth copy in a very good dust-wrapper, sun-toned at the margins, and now mylar-sleeved. Remains well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 239 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 31 cm. Notes; Catalog of an exhibition held at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Oct. 31, 1996-Jan. 26, 1997. Illustrated endpapers. Includes bibliographical references (page 231) and index. Contents; The World of the Pasisir / by Peter Carey -- The Historical Background of Batik on Java / by Rens Heringa -- From Home Craft to Batik Industry / by Harmen C. Veldhuisen -- Batik Pasisir as Mestizo Costume / by Rens Heringa -- The Role of Entrepreneurs in the Stylistic Development of Batik Pasisir / by Harmen C. Veldhuisen -- Catalogue -- Glossary -- Appendix 1: Design Format and Stylistic Variations of the Kain Panjang and Sarung -- Appendix 2: Placement of the Kepala -- Appendix 3: Materials and Techniques. Subjects; Batik. Java. Indonesia. Elliott, Inger McCabe. Art collections. Exhibitions. 1 Kg.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Fabric of enchantment : batik from the north coast of Java, from the Inger McCabe Elliott collection at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art
• Publisher: Los Angeles, Calif. ; New York : Los Angeles County Museum of Art ; Weatherhill
• Publication Date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0834803720
• ISBN 13: 9780834803725
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Weight: 1 kilogram

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Paperback edition.