Batik: Fabled Cloth of Java

Sampul Depan
Periplus, 2004 - 240 halaman
The exotic textiles of Java have intrigued the outside world for the past 150 years. Batik, the legendary fiber art of painting and dyeing fabrics using a waxing process, has been influenced by cultures as diverse as the Chinese, Indians, Arabs, Portuguese, Dutch, and English. Like no other book before it,Batiktakes the reader on a spellbinding tour of Java, revealing batik's history, motifs, and methods of production.

Tentang pengarang (2004)

"Inger McCabe Elliott," founder and president of China Seas, Inc., the award-winning fabric design firm, was born in Norway, graduated from Cornell University, and received her M.A. in history from Radcliffe College. She has traveled extensively throughout Europe and Asia as a photojournalist for publications including" Newsweek" and" The New York Times." She lives in New York City and Stonington, Connecticut, with her husband and children.

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