Books
KASHMIR SHAWLS: The Tapi Collection. BOOK REVIEW
Finally, after years of preparation, the catalogue of shawls from the TAPI Collection is now in print. Illustrating 133 carefully ...
Woven Masterpieces of Sikh Heritage
The Stylistic Development of the Kashmir Shawl Under Maharaja Runjit Singh 1799-1839 In this new ground-breaking work, Frank Ames’s unique ...
WOVEN LEGENDS: Carpets & Shawls from Kashmir 1585-1870
Essay for The Arts of Kashmir exhibition 3 Oct 2007- 6 Jan 2008 From the exhibition catalogue edited by Dr ...
The Kashmir Shawl and its Indo-French Influence (4th Edition)
Widely held as the definitive work on the history and development of the Indian and European Kashmir shawl, this up-to-date ...
PASHMINA JEWELS completes a trilogy of works, after WOVEN MASTERPIECES OF SIKH HERITAGE, 2010, and THE KASHMIR SHAWL AND ITS INDO-FRENCH INFLUENCE, 1997, focused on the study of the Kashmir shawl and its pattern development, origins and evolution across three centuries. One of the key threads that runs through all three volumes is the emphasis on the Sikh school of design against the backdrop of the Punjab’s Khalsa culture and the region’s rule by Maharaja Runjit Singh.