Publisher's Synopsis
From the royal courts of Yogyakarta and Cirebon to the coastal towns of Pekalongan, Surabaya and Lasem, Inger McCabe Elliott takes the reader on a spellbinding tour of Java's north coast examining the customs, cultures and craftsmanship that distinguish its magic cloth. Batik: Fabled Cloth of Java is a sumptuous book and now a classic, richly illustrated with colour plates of the finest antique and contemporary batik from thirty museums and private collections around the world. It includes historical photographs, etchings, engravings, maps and photographs of modern Java. This paperback edition of Batik: Fabled Cloth of Java will be welcomed by designers, scholars and art lovers alike. It is the product of many years of collecting and on-the-scene exploration by a leading photojournalist, whose life was changed forever when she first laid eyes on the wondrous batik of Java's north coast.
