Textiles of India
The N2H Collection Heidi and Helmut Neumann
Heidi and Helmut Neumann Rosemary Crill
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Description
This beautifully illustrated book celebrates the history and traditions of textiles throughout the Indian subcontinent. Drawn from one of the world's finest collections of Indian textiles, each section journeys to a different region to explore its distinct patterns and processes. Ranging from the saris of Murshidabad to the patola silks of Gurjarat and the lampas weaves preserved in Tibetan temples , previously unpublished photographs reveal these works of art in their full glory. The book also delves into the roles that textiles have played over the centuries: from household and dowry textiles, to devotional textiles and spectacular masterpieces crafted for rich patrons. It is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in the history of one of the world's oldest and most diverse textile traditions.
About the Author
Helmut Neumann is a retired scientist after a career in chemistry research and molecular biology at universities in Europe and the United States .The couple have been frequent travellers to India, the Himalayas and the Indonesian Archipelago since the early 1970s. Since the early 1990s Dr Neumann has been a regular contributor at international academic conferences in the field of Tibetan art. The Neumanns began their textile collecting with carpets and flat-weaves mainly acquired on their travels in Afghanistan, Iran and Syria in the 1970s. Following their first trip to India in 1972, their main interest began to shift and soon they were fully focussed on collecting Indian textiles from sources in Indian and the West. Rosemary Crill a former Senior Curator for South Asia at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, specialising in Indian textiles and paintings. Her textile books and catalogues include works on Indian embroidery; Indian ikat textiles; Indian Chintz textiles for the West, Kashmir shawls, and most recently The Fabric of India which accompanied a major exhibition of the same name at the V&A
