edited by Jane Puranananda
ISBN: 9748225763
RIVER BOOKS
2004 - Paperback - 181 Seiten

This colourful and highly illustrated volume on Southeast Asian textiles presents the works of scholars and art historians invited to participate in a unique symposium organized by the Bangkok-based James H.W. Thompson Foundation.

The twelve experts from the USA, France, Australia, Thailand and the UK who presented papers at the conference have provided a fascinating cross-section of articles on Southeast Asian textiles, their history and their uses. Works by Mattiebelle Gittenger, John Guy, Susan Conway, and Gillian Green are included, and papers cover such diverse subjects as Shan court dress, the origins of Khmer textiles, and Cham weaving. The renowned authors have presented thought provoking texts covering the regions of present-day Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.
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