Paisleys and Other Textile Designs from India (Dover Pictorial Archive Series) (Paperback)

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Product Description

Over 500 splendid motifs, adapted from elegant brocades, colorful block prints and woven designs, and inspired by the Indians’ spiritual affinity with nature (trees, leaves, flowers, buds, animals and birds). A superb, comprehensive sourcebook for artists, art historians, textile designers, needleworkers, fabric painters and other craft enthusiasts.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Dover Publications (April 12, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0486279596
• ISBN-13: 978-0486279596
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #501,745 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars There is more to paisleys then I thought!, January 7, 2003

By	rosebudali "rosebudali" (Colorado. United States) - See all my reviews

I am so glad I got this book and I am sure I will use it often. I think it will be very inspirational in things that I want to make with an "all over" pattern or for use in making borders. From looking at the paisleys in the book I can see where paisleys come from and I never really thought of that before.The paisleys may seem the same to some people but I do like seeing so many different ways to do the same thing. I have been happy with most of the Dover books that I have...I think they do a good job!

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good selection - very similar, May 15, 2000

By	Vasuki Narayan (Pleasanton, CA USA) - See all my reviews

The paisley patterns are well chosen, but I was hoping to see some other interesting textile patterns as well - most of the other patterns included were very boring and not as representative of the broad spectrum of textile patterns found in Indian fabrics...

1 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars good but incompleate, November 9, 2006

By	Daniela Castro Rojas "dani" (chile) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

the book has many ideas for design but should've had also ideas for colors and more aplications.