Contents: Vol. I. Ancient Indian Costume: Foreword by the late C. Sivaramamurti. Author's note. Introduction. 1. Post-Vedic period 600-323 B.C. 2. Maurya and Sunga periods 321-72 B.C. 3. Satavahana period (Andhra) 200 B.C. - 250 A.D.: i. Early period 200-100 B.C. ii. Late period 100 B.C. - 250 A.D. 4. Kushan period 130 B.C.-185 A.D. 5. Gupta period : early 4 century A.D. - middle 8 century A.D. Glossary. Bibliography. Index. Vol. II. Medieval Indian Costume : India and Central Asia: Acknowledgements. Preface. Introduction. 1. Historical background. 2. Textiles in the Muslim world. 3. The textile industry in Muslim countries. 4. The textile trade. 5. Transcontinental trade. 6. Ghaznavid textiles. 7. The Ghaznavid dynasty (A.D. 976-1099). 8. The Ghurid dynasty (1175-1205). 9. The slave dynasty (1206-1290). 10. The Khalji dynasty (1290-1320). 11. The Tughlaq dynasty (1320-1414). 12. Timur in India and the Sayyids (1398-1450). 13. The Lodi dynasty (1451-1526). Appendices: i. Sultanate architecture. ii. Major dynasties in the Islamic world. Glossary. Bibliography.