About this title: The designs of 18th-century woven silk in England and France exemplified skills acquired over two millennia: in their range and quality, they have perhaps never been excelled. The artists who supplied their patterns were well known in their day but, by the 20th century, they had been completely forgotten. Yet through their work, and that of the ...
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Description: Fine. 0500278806 Thames & Hudson softcover, 1996, unused, No marks/tears or creases...Fine (like new)...Bubble-wrapped and mailed in a Box w/delivery confirmation. read more
Edition: First Paperback
Binding: Pictorial Card
Publisher: Thames and Hudson., London
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780500278802ISBN:0500278806
Description: Fine. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. 112pp, index, bibliography, 263 ills (259 col). As new copy. The V&A contains by far the most important collection of English silk designs in the world. The designs changed with the season and through these pages we can see fashion evolving from the extravagences of the bizarre silks of the early 18th century, through 'lace' patterns and three dimensional efects of the 1720s and 30s, to the Rococo of the 1740s, the stylization of the 1750s and 60s and finally to the ... read more
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 112 p. Audience: General/trade. 1996 Paperback. Publisher: Thames and Hudson, Ltd. Interior pages are clean and bright. Top right corner of book is slightly bent. Cover edges have a few mild creases. A small crease along lower edge of the pages and cover. No spine creases. Binding is tight and the spine is straight. 112 p. Book contains 263 illustrations, 259 of those in color. read more
Binding: PB
Publisher: Thames & Hudson, London
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780500278802ISBN:0500278806
Description: Fine. ‘ . From the Victoria and Albert Museum, London'. The most important English woven silks...beautifully illustrated here with 263 illustrations, 259 in colour. 300x210, 112pages. read more
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