Product Description: The ikat silks of 19th-century Central Asia are unrivalled in their inventive designs, resplendent colours and technical mastery. Ikat is an ancient technique, in which colours are applied to silk warp yarns in a multi-stage, tie-dye resist method before being woven...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Based on a combination of twenty years of research by the authors and their study of the collection of Central Asian ikats formed by Guido Goldman. This is an extensive reference work for textile scholars, designers and collectors.