Malaysia - Arts & Culture from The Penang Bookshelf

Singapore: Editions Didier Millet, 2005. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Heidi Munan uses her 30 years' experience in being involved in and studying Sarawak culture in this book which has a good balance of stunning photographs and well informed text. Ms Munan's experience as Honorary Curator of Beads at the Sarawak Museum stands her in good stead… Read more about this item

Kuala Lumpur: Institut Terjemahan Negara Malaysia, 2014. Paperback. New. A collection of four musical comedies by this award winning dramatist. They have been translated into English from the original Malay. 197 pages. For further details, please see the scanned contents page. Weight: 0.5 kg Post free within Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur: RA Fine Arts, 2017. Paperback. New. A catalogue for an inaugural exhibition of a new art gallery showing a wide range of artists. The more than thirty colour plates show paintings in acrylic and oils and sculpture in carved glass and various metals. 62 pages. Weight 0.4kg. Post free within Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur: Institut Terjemahan Negara Malaysia, 2015. Paperback. New. The tenth anniversary issue of one of Malaysia's magazines that specialises in writing on the arts in Malaysia today. 120 pages. For further details, please see the scanned contents page.Weight 0.5kg. Post free within Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur: Dinamika Kreatif, 1989. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. An introduction to Malaysia, aimed mainly at tourists, with many colour photographs accompanied by explanatory text. 120 pages. For further details, please see the scanned contents page. Weight 0.7kg. Post free within Malaysia The dust jacket has a little fraying around the edges. The end papers… Read more about this item

Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 1988. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. An assessment of the role and impact of TV drama in Malaysia. 287 pages with a bibliography. Weight 0.5kg. Post free within Malaysia The cover has minimal wear, apart from a light crease on one corner, and the spine is not creased. The binding is tight,… Read more about this item

Kementerian Kebudayaan, Kesenian dan Warisan Malaysia, 2004. Hardcover. Fine. A collection of articles in Malay on Malay culture and economic conditions 198 pages. For further details, please see the scanned contents page. Weight 0.6kg. Post free within Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur: Sutra Foundation, 2010. First edition. Paperback. New. An Art exhibition catalogue with mainly colour reproductions of the exhibits celebrating the diverse work of artists of Indian and Sri Lankan origin in Malaysia. 64 pages. Weight 0.8kg. Post free within Malaysia The book has been signed with a dedication by the curator, Sivarajah Natarajan

Kuala Lumpur: Institut Terjemahan Negara Malaysia, 2015. First edition. Paperback. New. 19-3-16. Invited to attend an exhibition for young artists in Vienna, this water colourist, decided to record her experiences in the way she knew best, i.e.by sketching and painting. Despite misgivings about being a young Muslim woman travelling on her own, this book is a beautiful example… Read more about this item

Kuala Lumpur: Bank Negara Malaysia, 2014. First edition. Hardcover. New. An exhibition catalogue highlighting the art of Oi Nuen Sprunt inspired by her visit to the Japanese town of Minami Sanriku in the wake of the 2011 tsunami. Her works are a mixture of paper collage and brush as she experiments with the use of different types of… Read more about this item

Chicago: University Of Chicago Press, 2000. Paperback. Very Good. 16-11-16. Although Portugal's 130 rule of Melaka was followed by Dutch and then British rule during Malaysia's colonial period, descendants of those Portuguese have managed to preserve a culture and identity for more than 500 years with little contact with Portugal before the modern era. In this book, a… Read more about this item

Not Stated: Not Stated, 2009. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. A collection of the works of this Penang artist with many colour photographs. His specialty is landscapes, blending realism and impressionism with a strong influence from Turner. In 1962 he moved from watercolour to oils and then, in this century, to a more abstract style. The book is… Read more about this item

Kuala Lumpur: Fergana Art, 2015. First edition. Paperback. New. 19-12-16. Ismail Hashim, who died in 2013, was one of the first Malaysian photographers to be recognised as an artist through his hand-tinted prints recording the everyday life that he came across. After his death his family arranged for his effects to be placed in a permanent archive for… Read more about this item

Kuala Lumpur: Xin Art Space, 2015. First edition. Paperback. New. A catalogue of an exhibition of print art held in Kuala Lumpur in 2015 depicting artists' impressions of working life. Works of both established artists, such as Chuah Thean Teng, the well known batik artist, and other emerging artists are represented in about 40 pages of black and… Read more about this item

Petaling Jaya, Malaysia: FTIM Designing Centre, 2010. Paperback. New. A manual of Western beaded embroidery techniques adapted to Malaysian styles and tastes. with text in English and Malay. 144 pages. Weight: 0.7kg. Post free within Malaysia

Sasha Bashir, 2009. First edition. Hardcover. New. 30-11-16. The book is based on a Malaysian TV documentary when the author, a Malaysian dancer who seeks to explore both Malaysian and other dance methods, went on a journey through Australia, Indonesia, Japan and Thailand meeting her fellow dance artists to exchange ideas and styles. 197 pages. Please see the… Read more about this item

George Town, Penang: Penang State Museum & Gallery, 2008. First edition. Hardcover. New/new. 7-4-17. Published in conjunction with an exhibition representing the artist's work over six decades. With approximately 200 colour photos of his work. 325 pages. Weight: 2kg. Post free within Malaysia, but, due to its weight, this book is likely to incur additional postal charges when… Read more about this item

Kuala Lumpur: Institut Terjemahan Negara Malaysia, 2011. Hardcover. New. 24-4-17. The book was written in an attempt to preserve some record of a Kelantanese dance and drama tradition that is fast dying out. It was banned by the state Government in Kelantan in 1991 because of its pre-Islamic animist, Buddhist and Hindu elements. Please see the scan of… Read more about this item

Petaling Jaya, Malaysia: Southeast Asian Ceramic Society, 1981. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. This is a catalogue of the first exhibition of pieces belonging to members of the Southeast Asian Ceramic Society held in Kuala Lumpur in 1981. There is an essay by Lim Suan Poh on nyonya ware as well as detailed descriptions by the two… Read more about this item

Netherlands: Pepin Press, 2003. Paperback. New. 13-12-16. The ikat method of decorating cloth by resist-dyeing before weaving. The book consists almost entirely of beautifully produced colour photos which are intended to be an 'inspiration. However there is also an introduction in Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese and Spanish. The book includes a CD-ROM with the illustrations… Read more about this item