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Embroidered Histories : Indian Textiles for the Portuguese Market During the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries
by Barbara Karl
Overview
In the late 16th and the first half of the 17th century, private Portuguese merchants gained a foothold in India and gained direct access to local markets and textile production centers. By integrating European templates, they adapted part of Bengal and Gujarat's textile production, creating new, near-standard and high-quality, high-end luxury products for the European market, which is covered by this study.
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- ISBN-13: 9783205202097
- ISBN-10: 3205202090
- Publisher: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
- Publish Date: March 2016
- Dimensions: 9.7 x 6.9 x 1 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.94 pounds
- Page Count: 316
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