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Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Nice book in great condition. Pages in excellent condition. No notes or highlighting. See images. Fantastic book.

About the book >.>.> 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 color plates of the finest antique and contemporary batik from thirty museums and private collections around the world. It includes historical photo- graphs etchings engravings maps and photographs of modern Java. This new 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.