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Batik: Fabled Cloth of Java

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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, Batik takes the reader on a spellbinding tour of Java, revealing batik's history, motifs, and methods of production.

Language: English

Pages: 240

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Periplus Editions

Release: May 15, 2004

ISBN: 0794602436

ISBN 13: 9780794602437

Batik: Fabled Cloth of Java

4.2/5 ( ratings)

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, Batik takes the reader on a spellbinding tour of Java, revealing batik's history, motifs, and methods of production.

Language: English

Pages: 240

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Periplus Editions

Release: May 15, 2004

ISBN: 0794602436

ISBN 13: 9780794602437

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