Susan F Meller's Books
Sep.01.2007
RUSSIAN TEXTILES reveals for the first time the beautiful, unusual, and quirky machine-printed cotton cloth that flooded the bazaars of Bukhara, Samarkand, Tashkent, Khiva, and Kokand under the Russian/Soviet control of Central Asia.
These examples are from the author's collection and most have never before been seen - they lay hidden throughout a tumultuous history as linings of...
"Never before has the universe of printed textiles had a book of this magnitude and lavishness devoted to it"
About Susan
My primary interest and expertise is in printed cloth and Central Asian textiles. I was a textile designer, strike-off artist, and founder of The Design Library (an archive of several million documentary textiles). I am currently working on a book about...
Causes Susan Meller Supports
UAN (United Animal Nations), BCI (Bat Conservation International)
Susan’s Favorite Books
First hand accounts of travel to Central Asia in the 19th and early 20th century.