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"Sazigyo are fine, tablet-woven Burmese tapes used to bind the palm-leaf manuscripts of an earlier era. Tiny images and extended texts were deftly woven into the long, colorful bindings. These Buddhist ""textile texts"" were commissioned by donors to make merit in the hope of attaining a better rebirth and ultimately nirvana. This beautiful book elucidates the religious and social context of sazigyo and describes in detail the weaves, texts, designs, and images. It contains stunning, full-scale reproductions and enlargements of many hundreds of sazigyo segments found in collections throughout the world and presents translated excerpts from 150 sazigyo texts. The book is a celebration of a craft now vanishing and a tribute to the skill and flair of Burmese women weavers. It will appeal to weavers and textile designers and to all admirers of exquisite craftsmanship."

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Author:   Ralph Issacs
Publisher:   Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP
Imprint:   Silkworm Books
Dimensions:   Width: 22.90cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 27.90cm
Weight:   1.293kg
ISBN:  

9786162150739

ISBN 10:   6162150739
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   02 June 2014
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Ralph Isaacs is coauthor of Visions from the Golden Land: Burma and the Art of Lacquer.

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