Southeast Asia (general) bibliography

Listed below are details of a few books (from my own collection) which discuss the textiles of Southeast Asia.

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	"Textiles of Southeast Asia: Tradition, Trade and Transformation" by Robyn Maxwell published by Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd in 2003. ISBN 0-7946-0104-9. This is a reprinted edition of the book below with new colour plates, a corrected text, and a new foreword by Mattiebelle Gittinger. There is no doubt that the switch to colour of the majority of the plates makes a huge difference to this excellent major reference work.
	"Textiles of Southeast Asia: Tradition, Trade and Transformation" by Robyn Maxwell published by Oxford University Press, Australian National Gallery in 1990 and reprinted in 1994 ISBN 967-65-3060 3. Major reference work on the textiles of Southeast Asia. Central focus is the interplay between indigenous Southeast Asian traditions and the external cultural forces that have had a crucial part of the historical development and changing nature of the region's textile traditions. Needs careful (but rewarding) study as textiles from particular groups or areas appear throughout the volume illustrating different themes.
	"Handwoven Textiles of South-east Asia" by Sylvia Fraser-Lu published by Oxford University Press 1988. ISBN 0-19-588954-1. Covers weaving in Burma, Thailand, Laos, Kampuchea, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei, Philippines, Indonesia.
	"Textiles of Southeast Asia: An Annotated & Illustrated Bibliography" by Michael C. Howard published by White Lotus Press1994. ISBN 974-8496-13-9 In depth compilation of the literature in the field. Small number of colour plates of textiles including a few from Laos. Almost 50 pages of detailed references to literature on textiles in Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia.
	"Textiles and the Tai Experience in Southeast Asia" by Mattiebelle Gittinger, H Leedom Lefferts Jr published by The Textile Museum, Washington 1992. ISBN 0-87405-030-8. Catalogue from 1992 exhibition at the museum. Mainly black and white photos but 23 colour plates. Detailed chapters from the authors on Tai texile forms, contexts and meanings, textiles in the service of Buddhism, in the service of Kings and in the service of self. Main focus on the Tai as majority populations in Thailand and Laos but also references to the 'strategically situated minorities' in Vietnam and Myanmar and the small minorities in China, India and Cambodia.
	"The Art of Asian Costume" published by University of Hawaii Art Gallery University of Hawaii in 1989. Exhibition with apparel from 20 Asian countries from the Asian Costume Collection of the Department of Human Resources at the University of Hawaii
	"Islands and Ancestors: Indigenous Styles of Southeast Asia" edited by Douglas Newton and Jean paul Barbier, published by Prestel in 1988 ISBN 3-7913-0899-8 Essays on the art of the islands of southeast Asia - Taiwan, Indonesia, Borneo, Philippines with mainly black & white photos but a few colour. Published in conjunction with a two-part exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art and drawing upon the extensive collection of the Barbier-Mueller Museum in Geneva.
	"Sari to Sarong: Five hundred years of Indian and Indonesian textile exchange" by Robyn Maxwell published by the National Gallery of Australia in 2003 ISBN 0-642-54113-2 The book to accompany the exhibition of the same name and based on the extensive collection in the National Gallery of Australia. Fine photographs
	"Woven Cargoes: Indian Textiles in the East" by John Guy published by Thames and Hudson in 1998 ISBN 0-500-01863-4 Fascinating volume on the trade in Indian textiles to Southeast and East Asia with excellent black & white and colour photos.
	"Through the Thread of Time: Southeast Asian Textiles. The James H W Thompson Foundation Symposium Papers" Edited by Jane Puranananda, published by River Books in 2004 ISBN 974-8225-76-3. Papers on textiles from Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam from the 1999 textile symposium.
	"Textiles of Asia: A Common Heritage" Edited by Songsak Prangwatthanakun, published in 1993 by the Office of the National Culture Commission, Ministry of Education and Center for the Promotion of Arts and Culture, Chiang Mai University. Revised edition of collected papers from the 1992 workshop-seminar of the same name. A range of interesting papers on various elements of textiles from countries across Asia (Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, India, Pakistan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Japan, Korea, Philippines.)Textiles of Asia: A Common Heritage Edited by Songsak Prangwatthanakun Office of the National Culture Commission, Ministry of Education and Center for the Promotion of Arts and Culture, Chiang Mai University various various August 1993 edition. Revised edition of collected papers from the 1992 workshop-seminar of the same name. A range of interesting papers on various elements of textiles from countries across Asia. .
	"The Asian Civilisations Museum A-Z Guide to its collections" published by the Asia Civilisations Museum in 2003 ISBN 981-4068-67-5. Text and photographs illustrating the collections of the Asian Civilisations Museum in Singapore.
	"Shopping for Antiques & Collectibles: Singapore & Malaysia 2003/04" published by Monsoon Books in 2003 ISBN 981-04-8857-2
	"Indigo" by Jenny Balfour-Paul published by the British Museum Press in 2000 ISBN 0-7141-2550-4. In depth study of indigo including its history, geography with a hugh breadth of beautiful, fine quality photographs of indigo dyed textiles with a wide range of location shots including south west China. A tremendous resource and at the same time and excellent read.

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