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Royal Textiles of Mewar: The City Palace Museum, Udaipur (Hardback)

Royal Textiles of Mewar: The City Palace Museum, Udaipur (Hardback)

Rosemary Crill, Neil Greentree, Jyoti Jasol, Anamika Pathak and Smita Singh
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ISBN 13
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9789354223303
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2021
A detailed look at the royal textiles of the house of Mewar The book opens a window into the royal world of Mewar and show us how the textiles and attire of the Mewar court through the ages. It also includes sections on the documentation and cataloguing of these royal costumes and textiles, the animal trappings at the Mewar court, and the Mewar textile regalia associated with the many rituals and festivals of the region. Interspersed with glorious photographs and detailed commentary, this is a must-have for any lover of textiles, fashion and, of course, history. As a bonus, the book also contains a detailed catalogue of the various costumes and dresses worn by the men and women of the court. About the Author Rosemary Crill is a former Senior Curator in the Asian Department at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Neil Greentree was art photographer for the Asian galleries of the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, for over twenty years. He specializes in Indian paintings on paper, sculpture and textiles. Jyoti Jasol is a cultural and textile enthusiast and actively involved in strategizing cultural and ritualistic events at The City Palace, Udaipur for the last twenty years. Anamika Pathak is the former Curator of Decorative Arts at the National Museum, New Delhi. Smita Singh is an independent textile conservation consultant and researcher with over seventeen years of work experience for renowned projects with some Indian institutions of eminence.