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1	Art Nouveau, 1890-1914 more books like this by Paul Greenhalgh (Editor) add to wishlist Looking at Art Nouveau from an international perspective, this text examines its origins and meaning within an art-historical, literary and social context. It covers all the major designers of the period and the environment in which they worked, describing the variation in forms and ideas expressed in key schools of thought. An important section ... see all copies from $23.71! first editions
2	Kaffe Fassetts Museum Quilts more books like this by Kaffe Fassett, Liza Prior Lucy add to wishlist Kaffe Fassett's Museum Quilts showcases 20 new patchwork designs, all inspired by treasures from the world-famous Victoria & Albert Museum. Textile artist Kaffe Fassett breathes new life into old masterpieces by updating the colors and employing contemporary techniques. 200 illustrations & photos. see all copies from $10.99! new only from $16.08! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Design and the Decorative Arts: Britain 1500-1900 more books like this by Mr. Michael Snodin, John Styles, Christopher Wilk (Foreword by) add to wishlist Unmatched in its breadth of coverage, with over 1,000 stunning illustrations, this important new book tells the story of British design and decorative arts over four centuries. From the time of Henry VII through the reign of Queen Victoria, British designers soared in influence, creating a rich diversity of furniture, textiles, silver, metalwork, ... see all copies from $65.57! new only from $295.00! \| first editions
4	Hiroshige Fan Prints more books like this by Rupert Faulkner add to wishlist Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858), a leading artist of the popular ukiyo-e school, created many of the most familiar images of pre-modern Japan. Considerably more rare are his designs for fan prints or uchiwa-e, and the remarkable group in the V&A, published here in their entirety for the first time,is the largest known holding of its kind in the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $29.88! \| first editions \| SVS
5	A Grand Design: The Art of the Victoria and Albert Museum more books like this by Victoria & Albert Museum add to wishlist Here are over 250 of the museum's greatest treasures, presented in 366 lavish illustrations. see all copies from $5.20! new only from $76.56! \| first editions
6	Western furniture : 1350 to the present day more books like this by Christopher Wilk, Victoria and Albert Museum add to wishlist This wide-ranging survey offers a history of Western furniture which covers a dazzling array of styles, historical periods and countries. It looks at most of the main techniques and materials of furniture-making including carving and glass furniture. see all copies from $49.69! new only from $58.00! \| first editions
7	Paul and Thomas Sandby more books like this by Luke Herrmann add to wishlist see all copies from $4.21! new only from $44.93! \| first editions
8	Arts of India 1550-1900 more books like this by Guy John, Deborah Swallow (Editor), John Guy (Editor) add to wishlist A study of the arts of Mughal, Rajput and British India in the social and cultural context of their time. The text also offers information on over 200 of the finest treasures from the Victoria and Albert Museum's Indian collection. The book begins with a survey of the visual arts in pre-Mughal Rajasthan, the Deccan and the Punjab. The European ... see all copies from $4.88! new only from $22.99! \| first editions
9	Chinese export watercolours more books like this by Craig Clunas add to wishlist Chinese export watercolours were produced in the port cities of China for sale to Western customers in the late-18th and 19th centuries. Chapters look at paintings by subject, figure drawings, the crafts of tea growing and porcelain-making, topographical views, and bird and flower painting. see all copies from $42.79! first editions
10	Palace and Mosque: Islamic Art from the Middle East more books like this by Tim Stanley add to wishlist The arts of Islam, a great and ancient culture, are presented here in all their astonishing richness and diversity. From the Middle East came the earliest astrological clocks, the finest ceramics and lusterware, the development of calligraphy and Arabic scripts, and the intricate craft of carpet-weaving, among many other profoundly significant ... see all copies from $7.87! new only from $26.00! \| first editions \| SVS
11	Ottoman Embroidery more books like this by Marianne Ellis, Jennifer Mary Wearden add to wishlist This book is a celebration of the extensive collection of Ottoman embroidery at the V and A which ranges from the middle of the 16th century to 1900. In addition to illustrating over 100 major pieces, an introductory text puts the collection in context, explaining who the Ottomans were and their impact on Europe. The embroideries themselves ... see all copies from $19.49! new only from $24.00! \| first editions
12	Chinese Furniture more books like this by Craig Clunas add to wishlist Illustrating the superb collection of Chinese furniture in the Victoria & Albert Museum, this volume is a detailed investigative study which combines material, textural and pictorial evidence to present a balanced view of the furniture and the society that produced it. It is an invaluable work of reference both for art historians and for ... see all copies from $30.00! new only from $149.75! \| first editions
13	Photography, an Independent Art: Photographs from the Victoria and Albert Museum 1839-1996 more books like this by Mark Haworth-Booth add to wishlist The Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) has one of the finest and oldest collections of photography in the world. In this fascinating book, Mark Haworth-Booth, Curator of Photographs at the V&A, offers the first comprehensive introduction to this extensive and impressive collection. In the process, he provides the reader with a general history of ... see all copies from $4.00! new only from $18.45! \| first editions
14 view cover	Lace: From the Victoria and Albert Museum more books like this by Clare Browne, Christine Smith (Photographer) add to wishlist "Lace focuses on the world-renowned collection of exquisite hand-made lace at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. From the delicate geometric perfection favored by Elizabethan courtiers to the bold ?oral exuberance of the Victorian age, this comprehensive book covers the art of lacemaking as it has been practiced for more than 300 years. The ... see all copies from $48.13! new only from $48.13! \| first editions
15 view cover	Things: A Spectrum of Photography 1850-2001 more books like this by Mark Haworth-Booth (Editor), Marina Warner (Introduction by) add to wishlist Photography was described by its British inventor, W.H.F. Talbot, as 'the Pencil of Nature'. The medium used the laws of chemistry and physics to create superbly detailed descriptions of the material world that far surpassed all the earlier graphic media. Objects were photography's earliest subject. Things, published in association with the ... see all copies from $2.95! new only from $32.58! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Pewter: At the Victoria & Albert Museum more books like this by Anthony North, Andrew Spira add to wishlist This comprehensive study, based on the extensive collection at the V&A, covers pewterware from a large number of countries, including Britain, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Spain, Scandinavia, China and the USA. The collection is especially rich in continental pieces, and the book features an important series of German guild cups as ... see all copies from $17.00! new only from $37.01! \| first editions
17	Catalogue of Romanesque sculpture more books like this by Victoria and Albert Museum, Paul Williamson add to wishlist see all copies from $2.02! new only from $8.74! \| first editions
18	Bookbindings more books like this by Victoria and Albert Museum add to wishlist see all copies from $4.62! new only from $30.12! \| first editions \| SVS
19	The Victoria and Albert Museum more books like this by Victoria and Albert Museum add to wishlist see all copies from $2.50! new only from $14.95! \| first editions
20 view cover	The Victoria and Albert Museum: A Bibliography and Exhibition Chronology, 1852-1996 more books like this by Elizabeth James (Editor) add to wishlist A comprehensive bibliography and exhibition chronology of the world's greatest museum of the decorative arts and design. The National Art Library, which is part of the Victoria & Albert Museum, has prepared this detailed catalogue of 2,500 publications and 1,500 exhibitions. Provides a fascinating reference source for the historical development of ... see all copies from $85.00! new only from $87.70! \| first editions
21	Bonington, Francia & Wyld more books like this by Ms. Marcia Pointon add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $38.80! \| first editions
22 view cover	Art of the Japanese Folding Screen more books like this by Oliver Impey add to wishlist The art of the Japanese folding screen illustrated from 23 superb examples in the collections of the Ashmolean and the V&A. see all copies from $5.98! new only from $13.76! \| SVS
23	Four Hundred Years of Fashion more books like this by Madeleine Ginsburg, Natalie Rothstein (Photographer), Victoria & Albert Museum add to wishlist The story of men's and women's fashionable dress through the ages, right up to the 1990's. It has a wide general audience as well as appealing to students and serious scholars. see all copies from $9.94! first editions
24 view cover	A grand design : the art of the Victoria and Albert Museum more books like this by Malcolm Baker, Brenda Richardson, Baltimore Museum of Art add to wishlist This guide to the V&A Museum in London brings together over 250 of the Museum's greatest treasures and tells the story of how the collections have been built up over the 20th century. At the end of the 1990s, the V&A held more than 4 million objects spanning centuries of art in most media. see all copies from $4.50! new only from $87.17! \| first editions
25 view cover	Masterpieces of World Ceramics in the Victoria and Albert Museum more books like this by Reino Liefkes (Editor), Hilary Young (Editor), Mike Kitcatt (Photographer) add to wishlist The ceramics collections at the V&A among its greatest glories. They are unrivalled in their range, diversity and global reach. Featuring 120 masterpieces, this beautiful book traces developments in world ceramics from ancient times to the present. Conceived as a visual timeline, it draws together potting traditions from across the globe, showing ... see all copies from $29.93! new only from $33.69! \| first editions \| SVS

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