Mr. Edward Arnold's Spring Announcements. 3 



CALICO PAINTING AND PRINT- 

 ING IN THE EAST INDIES IN THE 

 XVIIth and XVIIIth CENTURIES. 



By G. P. BAKER. 



Double Demy Folio (22^ in. x lyi in.) With 37 Coloured Plates 

 {in a separate portfolio) and numerous Black and White Illustrations 



and a Map. £30 net. 



The purpose of this magnificent work is to place in the hands 

 of Students of Design and those engaged in the apphcation of the 

 Arts to Industry, the best facsimiles of early Oriental painted and 

 printed cotton fabrics that modern methods of reproduction can 

 achieve. 



Few such examples survive, and from the perishable nature of 

 the fabrics, they must gradually be lost to the world. The ex- 

 amples are chosen from various collections, and as specimens of 

 decorative art are incomparable in design and may be classed with 

 the finest of Oriental carpets. As masterpieces of manufacture 

 they bewilder the expert Calico-printer, and teach the handi- 

 craftsman the immense value of patience in reproduction. 



The author, Mr. G. P. Baker, is well-known for his life-long 

 interest in the subject, and no expense has been spared in making 

 the coloured plates as perfect as possible. The work of producing 

 them has been entrusted to Messrs. Griggs and the London 

 Stereoscopic Company. 



"Mr. G. P. Baker has given to the world in a very beautiful form the 

 result of a lifetime's study of this branch of the arts. What a difference it 

 would make to the work produced in this country if every manufacturer 

 possessed the culture and enthusiasm for his craft which characterizes the 

 author ! A vast amount of erudition has gone to the making of this book ; 

 the history of the subject is set down at length ; there is subtle appreciation 

 of various influences on design — Chinese, Persian, Indian, and European ; 

 expert knowledge of weaving and chemistry is brought to bear on the subject, 

 and finally, the way in which these beautiful painted and printed textiles 

 affected furnishing, decoration, and dress in ICurope in the seventeenth and 

 eighteenth centuries is described in detail. 



" All who love beautiful things will feel grateful to Mr. Baker for making 

 it possible for them to examine the most characteristic examples of a most 

 captivating art, very little known and long since passed away. Few examples 

 of it survive, and these from the perishable nature of the fabrics will be lost 

 gradually to the world. 



"This book will be preserved in all the important libraries of the world, 

 and those who most fully understand the subject will best recognize what a 

 great service to the arts Mr. G. P. Baker has rendered by publishing the 

 results of his research." — The Cabinet Maker, 



