Indian Florals [With CDROM]

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 FLORALSLuscious 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

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1851775862
• ISBN13: 9781851775866
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: Victoria & Albert Museum
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.3" x 7.2"
• Age Range: 13 to 22 years
• Grade Range: Grade 8 to Postsecondary