Indian Block Printed Cotton Fragments In The Kelsey Museum The University Of Michigan

Author : Kelsey Museum of Archaeology,Ruth Barnes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : UOM:39015032582242

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Indian Block-printed Cotton Fragments in the Kelsey Museum, the University of Michigan by Kelsey Museum of Archaeology,Ruth Barnes Pdf

"For centuries India has exported textiles both east and west, but there are few locations in which textiles have survived so long. One exception is Egypt, and from Egyptian excavations we have fragmentary evidence for medieval trade in Indian textiles." "The Kelsey Museum possesses an unusually varied collection of these textile fragments, and the fragments in this collection are published here for the first time. This volume features a catalog and extensive illustrations of the more than fifty pieces examined; in addition, the author provides an introduction that places the fragments in their historical and archaeological context, a redefinition of the kinds of textiles that should be grouped in this category, a discussion of the geographical sites commonly connected with such fragments, and an appendix that offers the first detailed technical analysis of the dyes, fibers, and mordants that textiles such as these display." "This book will be of interest to historians of textiles, of India and Islam, and to art historians, as well as to those concerned with pre-European and European trade in the Indian Ocean."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Author : Finbarr Barry Flood
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2022-07-12
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781400833245

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Objects of Translation by Finbarr Barry Flood Pdf

Objects of Translation offers a nuanced approach to the entanglements of medieval elites in the regions that today comprise Afghanistan, Pakistan, and north India. The book--which ranges in time from the early eighth to the early thirteenth centuries--challenges existing narratives that cast the period as one of enduring hostility between monolithic "Hindu" and "Muslim" cultures. These narratives of conflict have generally depended upon premodern texts for their understanding of the past. By contrast, this book considers the role of material culture and highlights how objects such as coins, dress, monuments, paintings, and sculptures mediated diverse modes of encounter during a critical but neglected period in South Asian history. The book explores modes of circulation--among them looting, gifting, and trade--through which artisans and artifacts traveled, remapping cultural boundaries usually imagined as stable and static. It analyzes the relationship between mobility and practices of cultural translation, and the role of both in the emergence of complex transcultural identities. Among the subjects discussed are the rendering of Arabic sacred texts in Sanskrit on Indian coins, the adoption of Turko-Persian dress by Buddhist rulers, the work of Indian stone masons in Afghanistan, and the incorporation of carvings from Hindu and Jain temples in early Indian mosques. Objects of Translation draws upon contemporary theories of cosmopolitanism and globalization to argue for radically new approaches to the cultural geography of premodern South Asia and the Islamic world.

Author : Susan Sinclair
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 1508 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2012-04-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789047412076

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Bibliography of Art and Architecture in the Islamic World (2 vols.) by Susan Sinclair Pdf

Following the tradition and style of the acclaimed Index Islamicus, the editors have created this new Bibliography of Art and Architecture in the Islamic World. The editors have surveyed and annotated a wide range of books and articles from collected volumes and journals published in all European languages (except Turkish) between 1906 and 2011. This comprehensive bibliography is an indispensable tool for everyone involved in the study of material culture in Muslim societies.

Author : Alka Patel
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2004-08-01
Category : Art
ISBN : 9789047413752

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Building Communities in Gujarāt by Alka Patel Pdf

This work analyzes the Islamic ritual buildings of western India as innovations of the local architectural tradition. These buildings themselves forged new senses of community, initiating processes of social integration and redefinition among Muslim and non-Muslim groups in the region.

Author : Sangaralingam Ramesh
Publisher : Springer
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2018-11-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783030016081

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The Rise of Empires by Sangaralingam Ramesh Pdf

This book describes and evaluates how institutional innovation and technological innovation have impacted on humanity from pre-historical times to modern times, and how societies have been transformed in history. The author interrogates the relationship between innovation and civilisation -– particularly the dynamic whereby innovation leads to empire-building -– and explores innovation efforts that stimulated economic and social synergies from the Babylonian Empire in 1900 BC up to the British Empire in the twentieth century. The author uses historical cross-cultural case studies to establish the factors which have given competitive advantages to societies and empires. This book will be of interest to researchers and students in political economy, economic history, economic growth and innovation economics.

Author : Hermann Kulke,Bhairabi Prasad Sahu
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 594 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2022-01-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000485141

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The Routledge Handbook of the State in Premodern India by Hermann Kulke,Bhairabi Prasad Sahu Pdf

This handbook presents a multilayered and multidimensional history of state formation in premodern India. It explores dense and rich local and subregional historiography from the mid-first millennium BC to the eighteenth century in South Asia. Shifting the focus away from economic and political factors, this handbook revises the conventional understanding of states and empires and locates them in their quotidian conduct and activity on socio-cultural and concomitant factors. Comprehensive in scope, this handbook addresses a range of themes connected with the idea of state formation in the subcontinent. It includes discussions and debates on ritual practices and the Brahmanical order in early India; the Delhi Sultanate and role of Sultans among the Hindu kings; the cosmopolitan ‘Islamicate’ cultural influences on Puranic Hinduism; cultural background of the Mughal state. The handbook examines new questions and ideologies of state formation, such as: · facets of violence and resistance; · the significance of the autonomous spaces and forests; · regional elites, including ‘Little kings’; tribal background of some famous cults; · trade and maritime commerce; · royal patronage, courtly manners, lineage formation; · imperial architecture, monuments, and temple, among others. Featuring case studies from different part of the India subcontinent, and with contributions by renowned historians, this authoritative handbook will be an indispensable reading for teachers, scholars, and students of early India, medieval India, premodern India, South Asian history, Asian history, historiography, economic history, historical sociology, and South Asia studies.

Author : Ruth Barnes,Steven Cohen,Rosemary Crill
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UOM:39015056950143

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Trade, Temple & Court by Ruth Barnes,Steven Cohen,Rosemary Crill Pdf

Shilpa and Praful Shah's outstanding textile collection is the only one in the Indian subcontinent with significant holdings in export market material, both for Europe and South-East Asia. This book covers the main categories of textiles included and key pieces are discussed in their wider historical and social context.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1226 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Asia
ISBN : UVA:X004616598

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Seminar by Anonim Pdf

Author : Lipika Maitra
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 498 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2023-08-31
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781000918793

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Jain Paintings and Material Culture of Medieval Western India by Lipika Maitra Pdf

Through a curated collection of key Jain paintings, this volume offers a glimpse into the way people lived in western India during the medieval times: What they wore, how they ornamented themselves, what they amused themselves with, what furniture they sat on, which modes of transport they used. It includes Jain paintings from various collections in India and abroad to underscore the value of pictorial evidence in piecing together the past. The book takes the reader on a breath-taking visual journey through the varied costumes, exquisite textiles, handcrafted ornaments, curiously shaped vessels and containers, musical instruments, arms and armour, conveyances, and many such articles of everyday use. These articles of everyday use are corroborated with the descriptions left by foreign travellers passing through western India at that time. It explores contemporary lexicons and vernacular literature from this period, for possible names in vogue for the articles of Material Culture. The work is richly illustrated with line drawings by the author to highlight the objects being referred to. What comes across clearly through this book is that art is the mirror of the times, and as such, paintings reflect the society in which they are created. A magnificent read, this book will be essential for scholars and researchers of Indian painting, art history, Indian art, arts and aesthetics, Jainism, visual arts, South Asian history, Indian history, heritage studies and cultural history. It will also be a must-have for history and visual arts enthusiasts all over the world.

Author : Donald Clay Johnson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Textile fabrics
ISBN : UOM:39015054185098

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Agile Hands and Creative Minds by Donald Clay Johnson Pdf

This comprehensive work focuses on literature relating to the textile traditions of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. Indexes by author, museum, geographic location, and subject allow immediate access to relevant sources. This comprehensive work focuses on literature relating to the textile traditions of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. Indexes by author, museum, geographic location, and subject allow immediate access to relevant sources.

Author : John Gillow,Nicholas Barnard
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : UOM:39015082731582

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Indian Textiles by John Gillow,Nicholas Barnard Pdf

"The production of textiles in India continues to flourish just as it has for many centuries. The interactions of peoples - indigenous tribes, invaders, traders, explorers - through history has built a culture legendary for its variety and colour. From the Rann of Kutch to the Coromandel coast, from city and village, handloom weavers, block printers, painters, dyers and embroiderers are all creating the most extraordinary textiles." "This all-encompassing survey of textiles from every region of the Indian subcontinent runs the gamut of commercial, tribal and folk textiles. The authors first place them in context by examining the cultural background: the history, the materials and the techniques - weaving, printing, painting and tie-and-dye. They then give a detailed region-by-region account of traditional textile production, including chapters on Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. An array of images provides an unsurpassed visual representation of the textiles, while a detailed reference section with further reading, museums and information on technical terms completes this essential guide."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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THE JOURNAL OF ASIAN STUDIES by Anonim Pdf

Author : Penelope Walton Rogers,Lise Bender Jørgensen,Antoinette Rast-Eicher
Publisher : Oxbow Books Limited
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015054390102

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The Roman Textile Industry and Its Influence by Penelope Walton Rogers,Lise Bender Jørgensen,Antoinette Rast-Eicher Pdf

Textiles were a hugely important Roman industry yet, because of their perishable nature, only fragments remain. These twenty-two essays provide a detailed study of surviving fragments from across the Roman world, from the dry sands of Egypt to the Atlantic coast and the northern frontiers and beyond. The result is a comprehensive reconstruction of both everyday and exotic Roman clothing with information about the influences of fashion and of Roman weaving techniques. Written by friends and colleagues, the contributions are offered as a tribute to John Peter Wild whose own studies of Roman textiles have been the inspiration of so much recent work.

Author : Hazel Ann Lutz
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 670 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Electronic
ISBN : MINN:31951P00819244G

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Design and Tradition in an India-West Africa Trade Textile by Hazel Ann Lutz Pdf

Author : Selma M. S. Al-Radi,Ruth Barnes
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UOM:39015046886951

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The ʻAmiriya in Radaʻ by Selma M. S. Al-Radi,Ruth Barnes Pdf

The latest volume in the Oxford Studies in Islamic Art series documents the four-year project to restore this important building.