Batik: Javanese and Sumatran Batiks from Courts and Palaces, Rudolf G. Smend Collection Peter Lee show the beauty and detail

show the beauty and detail of the Songket

Belgium and the United States

both within the palace and outside

the book explores the furnishings

ISBN: 0878480722

Batik: Javanese and Sumatran Batiks from Courts and Palaces, Rudolf G. Smend Collection Peter Lee show the beauty and detailA selection of Smend's considerable collection of Indonesian batiks dated from the period between 1880 and 1930 is depicted in 71 good quality color plates. The catalogue, which is directed mainly at an audience of collectors, contains informal essays on Smend and collecting and a short essay on the batiks of Java. Many black and white historical photos are included of Indonesians wearing these remarkable fabrics. Softcover Book condition: Good to