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Jane Puranananda, Ed., Through the Threads of Time: Southeast Asian Textiles, River Books, Bangkok,
2004, pb, 27.4 x 21.7 cm, 181 pp, 220 col. illus., ISBN 9 748 22576 3, £30
Based on papers given at a symposium held in Bangkok by the James H.W. Thompson Foundation, a
collection of well-illustrated essays on textile art in present-day Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar,
Thailand and Vietnam.
Robert Schmid and Fritz Trupp, Tribal Asia: Ceremonials, Rituals and Dress, Thames and Hudson, 2004,
pb., 32x24 cm, 320 pp, 295 col. & 14 b/w illus., ISBN 0 500 542856, £39.95
Photographic documentation over fifteen years of the indigenous tribes of all parts of the continent.
Lives lived in harmony with nature enable them to survive despite encroaching civilization and destruction of
their natural environment. Rituals, ceremonies and festivals are explained and the amazing variety of clothing
and other personal adornment well illustrated.
John E. Vollmer, Silks for Thrones and Altars: Chinese Costumes and Textiles, Myrna Myers, Paris, 2003,
152 pp, numerous col. illus., ISBN 2 9518836 1 7, $65
Primarily a sales catalogue for the Paris-based American dealers Myrna and Sam Myers, this book
covers the historical importance of sericulture, clothing and textile furnishings for the nobility, silk textiles as
emblems of hierarchy, influences from Central Asia, the place of silks in trade and diplomacy, and silks for
temples and altars.
Yang Shaorong, Chinese Clothing: Costumes, Adornments and Culture, Long River Press, San Francisco,
2004, hb, 19x13 cm, 78 pp, , fully illustrated, mostly in colour, illustrated endpapers. ISBN 1 592 6 019 8,
$12.95
A review of Chinese clothing from pre-history to the present day, from functional yet ingenious work
clothes to the most elaborate and intricately detailed ceremonial robes.
New Textile Journal
The Stichting Textile Research Centre at Leiden has launched a journal, KM’at, for the
study of dress and textiles in the Islamic world.
The first issue featured subjects as varied as naked monks and nuns from within the
Coptic community, a Jewish wedding dress in a private collection, veiling in classical and
Qajar Persian literature, Palestinian embroidered dresses, and the political use of clothing
within Afghan and Central Asian traditions The provisional contents for the next issue
include items on the Yemeni trade in textiles, Turkish influence on Magreb dress, and oriental
dress in European feasts. There will also be bibliographical features.
Any aspect of the subject will be considered for inclusion, including anthropological,
archaeological, economic, literary, political, religious, social, and technical aspects, as well as
articles about specific garments of particular interest. Anyone who has a suitable article, or
who is interested in writing for future issues should contact Gillian Vogelsang-Eastwood at
the Stichting (e-mail: textile@rmv.nl) or Linda Hannsen at the Wereldmuseum, Rotterdam (email:
l.hannsen@depotwereldmuseum.rotterdam.nl). Subscription inquiries should be
addressed to P.Peeters ( e-mail: Paul@peeters-leuven.be).
Gillian Vogelsang-Eastwood