78/ 892 Rouffaer, G.P. and Juynboll, H.H. (ed.). De batik-kunst in Nederlandsch-Indië en haar geschiedenis op grond van materiaal aanwezig in 's Rijks Etnographisch Museum en andere openbare en particuliere verzamelingen in Nederland. Pref. J.D.E. Schmeltz. Utr., A. Oosthoek, 1914, 3 vols., (10),XXX ("inleiding"),112,IX("bijlage I/ II"); 113-232,XI-XXV("bijlage III"); (4),XXVII-XXXIV("bijlage IV"), 233-534,15("index"), XXXI-LXV ("register")p., 100 (double-p.) (col.) plates, ills., Dutch/ German juxtaposed text, 1 fold. lithogr. map (of 2), contemp. giltlettered hcalf, folio.

- Two textleaves and 2 plates loose; lacks the first map; occas. sl. foxed. Bindings plasticized; backstrips worn.

= "Publicaties van Rijks Ethnographisch Museum, Series II, 1." Rouffaer/ Muller Suppl. I, p.228; Hiler p.761; Lipperheide Yb 68; Siegelaub p.283: "A major early and exhaustive study on batik in Indonesia." Scholarly and definitive work on the Netherlands-Indies' batik art. Contains a wealth of creative and partly colourful designs and patterns, a bibliography and numerous photographic plates illustrating the creative process, different materials and techniques, people in traditional batik dress etc. The plates mainly printed by Kleinmann & Co., Haarlem. Very rare standard work on the subject. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XVIII.