Author: British LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1582
Book Description
Subject Index of Modern Books Acquired
Author: British LibraryPrehistoric India
Author: Panchanan MitraPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
Needlework and Crafts - Every Woman's Book on the Arts of Plain Sewing, Embroidery, Dressmaking and Home Crafts
Author: Irene DavisonPublisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1447486455
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
This vintage book contains a complete guide to needlework and crafting, with information on plain sewing, embroidery, dressmaking, and a variety of other home crafts. Profusely illustrated and full of simple instructions and handy tips, this volume is highly recommended for the novice crafter, and would make for a fantastic addition to any home collection. “Contents Include: “Plain Sewing”, “Fastenings”, “Plain-Sewing Trimmings”, “Your Sewing Machine”, “Hand Embroidery”, “How to Work your Gift Transfers”, “Home Dressmaking”, “Mending”, “Crochet”, “Raffia Work”, “Stencilling”, “Barbola”, “Simple Ways of Weaving”, “Gesso-Work”, “Various Ways of Making and Decorating Lamp-Shades”, “Poker Work”, “Artistic Leather Work”, etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing “Needlework and Crafts” now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on sewing and needlework.
Buddhism in the Krishna River Valley of Andhra
Author: Sree Padma HoltPublisher: State University of New York Press
ISBN: 0791478149
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Explores the importance of Buddhism as it developed in the Krishna River Valley of Andhra (modern-day Andhra Pradesh) and its influence.
The Sketch
Author: Bibliographies of Indian Art
Author: Museum of Fine Arts, BostonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
The Culturalization of Caste in India
Author: Balmurli NatrajanPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136647570
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 233
Book Description
In India, caste groups ensure their durability in an era of multiculturalism by officially representing caste as cultural difference or ethnicity rather than as unequal descent-based relations. Challenging dominant social theories of caste, this book addresses questions of how caste survives the system that gave rise to it and adapts to new demands of capitalism and democracy. Based on original fieldwork, the book shows how the terrain of culture captured by a new grammar of caste revitalizes castes as cultural communities so that the culture of a caste is produced, organized and naturalized in the process of transforming jati (fetishized blood and kinship) into samaj (fetishized culture). Castes are shown to not be homogenous cultural wholes but sites of hegemony where class, gender and hierarchy over-determine the meanings and materiality of caste. Arguing that there exists a new casteism in India akin to a new racism in the USA, built less on biology and descent and more on purported cultural differences and their rights to exist, the book presents an extended critique and a search for an alternative view of caste and anti-casteist politics. It is of interest to students and scholars of South Asian culture and society.
Aspects of Caste in South India, Ceylon and North-West Pakistan
Author: Edmund Ronald LeachPublisher: CUP Archive
ISBN: 9780521096645
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
This book endeavours to test two opposing arguments about the meaning of the term caste.
The Art and Craft of Natural Dyeing
Author: J. N. LilesPublisher: Univ. of Tennessee Press
ISBN: 9780870496707
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
"For several thousand years, all dyes were of animal, vegetable, or mineral origin, and many ancient civilizations possessed excellent dye technologies. The first synthetic dye was produced in 1856, and the use of traditional dyes declined rapidly thereafter. By 1915 few non-synthetics were used by industry or craftspeople. The craft revivals of the 1920s explored traditional methods of natural dyeing to some extent, particularly with wool, although the great eighteenth- and nineteenth-century dye manuals, which recorded the older processes, remained largely forgotten. In The Art and Craft of Natural Dyeing, J.N. Liles consolidates the lore of the older dyers with his own first-hand experience to produce both a history of natural dyes and a practical manual for using pre-synthetic era processes on all the natural fibers--cotton, linen, silk, and wool. A general section on dyeing and mordanting and a glossary introduce the beginner to dye technology. In subsequent chapters, Liles summarizes the traditional dye methods available for each major color group. Scores of recipes provide detailed instructions on how to collect ingredients--flowers, weeds, insects, wood, minerals--prepare the dyevat, troubleshoot, and achieve specific shades"--Publisher's description.
The Craft of Jewellery Making - A Collection of Historical Articles on Tools, Gemstone Cutting, Mounting and Other Aspects of Jewellery Making
Author: VariousPublisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1473390583
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 287
Book Description
This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before. The content has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern audience. Carefully selecting the best articles from our collection we have compiled a series of historical and informative publications on the subjects of gemology and crystallography. The titles in this range include "Gemstone Manufacturing" "The Optical Properties of Gemstones and Crystals" "The Thirty-Two Classes of Crystal Symmetry" and many more. Each publication has been professionally curated and includes all details on the original source material. This particular instalment, "The Craft of Jewellery Making" contains information on tools, cutting, mounting and much more. Intended to illustrate the main aspects of jewellery making it is a comprehensive guide for anyone wishing to obtain a general knowledge of the subject and to understand the field in its historical context. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.