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Indiennes : material for a thousand stories

Title
Indiennes : material for a thousand stories / Swiss National Museum (ed.) ; authors, Helen Bieri Thomson [and nine others] ; translation, Simon Thomas.
Publication
  • [Basel] : Christoph Merian Verlag, [2019]
  • ©2019

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Additional Authors
  • Bieri, Helen
  • Thomas, Simon (Translator)
  • Schweizerisches Landesmuseum, editor, host institution.
Description
136 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps; 30 cm
Summary
  • Indiennes are printed or painted cotton fabrics that made their way from India to Europe in the 16th century. Soon French and Swiss companies were imitating these fabrics. In the 17th and 18th centuries, Indiennes inspired enthusiasm throughout Europe and for almost two centuries made a lasting mark on society, the economy and fashion here. The role of the numerous Swiss people who helped to shape that highly profitable branch of industry is described here in detail for the first time. But it was not just for economic reasons that Swiss people were drawn to India. Missionaries also travelled to the sub-continent, and in the 20th century the Swiss photographer Walter Bosshard disseminated images of Gandhi?s struggle for independence all over the world.00Exhibition: Landesmuseum Zürich, Switzerland (30.08.2019 - 19.01.2020).
  • Indiennes are printed or painted cotton fabrics that made their way from India to Europe in the 16th century. Soon French and Swiss companies were imitating these fabrics. In the 17th and 18th centuries, Indiennes inspired enthusiasm throughout Europe and for almost two centuries made a lasting mark on society, the economy and fashion here. The role of the numerous Swiss people who helped to shape that highly profitable branch of industry is described here in detail for the first time. But it was not just for economic reasons that Swiss people were drawn to India. Missionaries also travelled to the sub-continent, and in the 20th century the Swiss photographer Walter Bosshard disseminated images of Gandhi?s struggle for independence all over the world.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Exhibition catalogs.
  • History.
Note
  • Catalog of an exhibition held at Landesmuseum Zürich, August 30, 2019-January 19, 2020.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (page 131).
Call Number
JQF 20-822
ISBN
  • 9783856168933
  • 3856168931
OCLC
1121601144
Title
Indiennes : material for a thousand stories / Swiss National Museum (ed.) ; authors, Helen Bieri Thomson [and nine others] ; translation, Simon Thomas.
Publisher
[Basel] : Christoph Merian Verlag, [2019]
Copyright Date
©2019
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (page 131).
Added Author
Bieri, Helen, author.
Thomas, Simon (Translator), translator.
Schweizerisches Landesmuseum, editor, host institution.
Research Call Number
JQF 20-822
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