V&A Pattern: Indian Florals

V&A Pattern: Indian Florals
(Hardcover with CD)
Text by Rosemary Crill

The Victoria and Albert Museum, London, is the world’s greatest museum of art and design, with a vast collection that been an unparalleled resource for designers for 150 years.

This new series of pattern books presents the range of the V&A’s superb collections. Beautifully designed, accessible, and informative, these little books are a repository of ideas and inspiration for designers of all kinds. Included in each volume is a CD of all the images shown within–to be redrawn, reworked, or even licensed for further use. The books are available individually or in a beautiful decorative slipcase.

Indian Florals

Luscious patterns derived from plants and flowers have been used in India for centuries. Lotus flowers and floral meanders are seen in third-century Buddhist sites, and were given an additional dimension by European prints and books that made their way to the sub-continent in the early seventeenth century

About the author

Rosemary Crill is senior curator of South Asia at the V&A. She has published widely on Indian textiles and paintings.

Imprint: V & A Publishing
Publication Date: September 1, 2009
Price: $12.95
Trim Size: 5 x 7
ISBN: 978-1-85177-586-6
EAN: 9781851775866
Page Count: 80
Illustrations: 68 full-color illustrations
Format: Hardcover (CD insert)
Rights: North America