"Published on the occasion of the exhibition ... at the Paisley Museum and Art Galleries, 19 June - 24 October 1999.

Distributed for Merrell Holberton, Exhibition catalogue, Published in association with Victoria & Albert Museum.

A lavishly illustrated volume of Pakistani textiles of extraordinary colour and vibrancy from one of the most arid areas on Earth. The Flowering Desert: Textiles from Sindh focuses on a private collection of textiles from Sindh, Pakistan, which, according to some scholars, was the crucible in which the textile traditions of Gujarat and Rajasthan were forged. Sindhi textiles are unique inasmuch as they reflect a dimension that combines the harshness of the terrain with a quest for a mythical and unattainable beauty. The collection is recognised as being of outstanding merit and some of it has featured in exhibitions at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London and the National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh. In addition to sumptuous reproductions of 120 remarkable objects the book includes contextual photographs of textiles in use.

"This publication began as a catalogue accompanying the exhibition Tale of the Tile: The Ceramic Traditions of Pakistan, held at the Mohatta Palace Museum from June 23, 2006 to July 17, 2010, showcasing the remarkable origins and tradition of ceramic architectural embellishment in the Indus valley, following the spread of Islam."--Foreword.