This deluxe edition in 2 volumes features the Museum's unique collection of printed and painted cotton fabrics generally known as chintz. The text for the English edition is from "Indian Painted and PrintedFabrics" by John Irwin and Margaret Hall, 1971, and "Indian Pigment Paintings on Cloth" by Kalyan Krishna and Kay Talwar, 1979, which are Volumes i & iii in the series 'Historic Textiles of India at the Calico Museum'. TITLE: The Chintz: Collection - The Calico Museum of Textiles India VOLUME: 1 publisher: h n Patel PLACE: Ahmedabad YEAR: 1983 edition: 158/300 binding: Cloth bound NO.OF pages: 40 including 40 black and white photographic platesSIZE: Height: 16.9 in (43 cm) Width: 12.2 in (31 cm) Depth: 1.9 in (5 cm) Explanatory text on all 87 Fabrics. TITLE: The Chintz: Collection - The Calico Museum of Textiles India VOLUME: 2 publisher: h n Patel PLACE:Ahmedabad YEAR: 1983 edition: 158/300 binding: Cloth bound NO.OF pages: 106 including 118 tipped colour plates SIZE: Height: 16.9 in (43 cm) Width: 12.2 in (31 cm) Depth: 1.9 in (5 cm) It features printed and painted fabricsfrom the Calico Museum of Textile.