Handbook of museum textiles / edited by Seiko Jose, Sabu Thomas, Pintu Pandit, Ritu Pandey and Vandana Gupta.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The book is a valuable guide for textile conservationists preserving Heritage and Cultural Knowledge. The most modern techniques used for the characterization of archaeological textiles has also been covered in this book. The instructions for conservation techniques to preserve the textile heritage is presented in a more scientific and technological way. The book aims to specify importance of textile museums and to bring cultural heritage closer to each individual and society. It will serve as an educational asset and tool for researchers, art scholars, archaeologists, museum curators, textile conservators, and those who are interested in the field of traditional or historic textile collections.

Vandana Gupta, PhD, is a Professor and Head of Parul Institute of Design & Fine Arts at Parul University, Vadodara, Gujarat. She has worked in reputed fashion and design institutions and was awarded for her academic and administrative contributions. She has several research, review, and book chapter publications in the areas of sustainability, smart textiles, natural dyes, antibacterial and UV protective finishes, museums, and textile design.

Ritu Pandey, PhD, is an assistant professor at Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture & Technology (CSAUAT) Kanpur, India She has 25 years of teaching experience. She has published more than 35 research papers in various national and international journals and her specialist area is in flax.

Pintu Pandit, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Textile Design Department at the National Institute of Fashion Technology under the Ministry of Textiles, Govt. of India, Patna campus. He is a PhD (Tech.) and M.Tech. in Fibers and Textile Processing Technology from the Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, India. He has published many research articles in SCI journals as well as edited 4 books with the Wiley-Scrivener imprint.

Sabu Thomas, PhD, is the Vice-Chancellor of Mahathma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry and has been ranked no.5 in India with regard to the number of publications. Prof. Thomas’s research group specializes in the areas of polymers, natural fiber, biocomposites, sorption and diffusion, interpenetrating polymer systems, recyclability and reuse of waste plastics and rubbers, elastomer crosslinking, dual porous nanocomposite scaffolds for tissue engineering, etc. He has published more than 1200 publications as well as over 150 books.

Seiko Jose is a scientist at Central Sheep and Wool Research Institute, Avikanagar, Rajasthan, India, and specializes in textile chemistry. He has more than 16 years of experience in textiles of which 7 years in the industry and 9 years in research. He has extensive experience in cotton, silk, and linen processing industries as well as natural and synthetic dyes. Since 2013, he has handled many natural fibers like wool, jute, pineapple leaf fiber, coir, ramie, etc. He contributed to more than 40 international peer-reviewed research papers and 11 book chapters.