TY  - BOOK
AU  - Soteriou, Alxendra 
TI  - Gift of Conquerors:  Hand Papermaking in India 
SN  - 9780944142561
U1  - CRFT 
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Ahmedabad
PB  - Mapin Publishing
KW  - Art
KW  - Craft
KW  - India
KW  - Papercrafts
KW  - Papermakers
N1  - Comprehensive and detailed, this book traces the nearly thousand year history of hand papermaking in India, from the ancient sites in Gilgit and the Himalayas, through heartland Mathura, Agra, Daulatabad to the western sites in Rajasthan and Gujarat, to Pondicherry on the Bay of Bengal. Illustrated with numerous colour photographs, the story is revealed through India's visual art: books, miniatures, drawing scrolls, talismans, papier m Interwoven with religion, political conquest and repression, the discovery of papermaking ruins, and formulas, methods, memories and migration routes recalles by Kagzi, the traditional papermaking families, Gift of Conquerors creates a rich historic picture not seen before
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