Batik
75 Selected Masterpieces
Published on 15. March 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
176 pages
978-0-8048-3895-5 (ISBN)
Description
Featuring textiles from the personal collection of gallery owner Rudolf G. Smend, historic photographs from the Hans van der Kamp Collection, and fascinating text from academic Isa Fleischmann-Heck, "Batik: 75 Selected Masterpieces" is a rich resource for collectors and lovers of the "golden period" of Java.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Boston
United States
Illustrations
ill
Dimensions
Height: 298 mm
Width: 222 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-8048-3895-5 (9780804838955)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Rudolf G. Smend is a passionate batik collector and the owner of Galerie Smend in Cologne, Germany. Isa Fleischmann-Heck is Curator of Textiles at the German Textile Museum in Krefeld. Maria Wronska-Friend is a well known batik expert, ethnologist and author. Donald J. Harper is an American collector and dealer of Indonesian batik.