Items related to Modern Block Printed Textiles (The Decorative Arts...
Synopsis
Block printing, among the longest-established methods of transferring designs and patterns on to cloth, produces unique and diversely-employed results. Alan Powers quotes Grace Lovat Fisher in 1948 on the appeal of the technique: "Designs produced by this method have great liveliness, owing to the tiny irregularities which are inevitable in any hand process... There is that indefinable quality which always accompanies anything skillfully produced by hand".
Accompanied by vivid colour illustration throughout, the study moves from Morris in the late 19th century, through the output of the Wiener Werkstatte, Forruny, the collaborations of painter Raoul Dufy and couturier Paul Poirer, Roger Fry and the Omega Workshops, to Art Deco work and the period up to and shortly after the Second World War.
Alan Powers combines descriptions of the designs - often startlingly fresh and innovative - with details of the evolution of workshops and styles, the influences which artists of various disciplines have brought to block printing, and the commercial and aesthetic pressures which have shaped its progress through the century.
The book also features suggestions for further reading and a list of places to visit with holdings of block printed textiles.
As with its sister volumes, discerning collectors will find the format and the contents of this title in the Decorative Arts Library refreshing and delightful.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
Search results for Modern Block Printed Textiles (The Decorative Arts...
Seller Image
Modern Block Printed Textiles (The Decorative Arts Library)
Seller: WeBuyBooks, Rossendale, LANCS, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Very Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # wbs5722900631
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Modern Block Printed Textiles (The Decorative Arts Library)
Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR002259228
Quantity: 2 available
Stock Image
Modern Block Printed Textiles (The Decorative Arts Library)
Seller: MusicMagpie, Stockport, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Very Good. 1749702211. 6/12/2025 4:23:31 AM. Seller Inventory # U9780744518917
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Modern block printed textiles (Decorative arts library)
Seller: Shaker Mill Books, W. Stockbridge, MA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. A bright, tight copy w/lightest of wear from age & handling. Pages are firmly bound, crisp & clean. Seller Inventory # WS26751
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Modern Block Printed Textiles (Decorative Arts Library)
Seller: Greener Books, London, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Used; Very Good. **SHIPPED FROM UK** We believe you will be completely satisfied with our quick and reliable service. All orders are dispatched as swiftly as possible! Buy with confidence! Greener Books. Seller Inventory # 4971737
Quantity: 1 available
Seller Image
Modern Block Printed Textiles. The Decorative Arts Library.
Published by
Walker Books 1992, London, 1992
ISBN 10: 0744518911
ISBN 13: 9780744518917
Used
Hardcover
Seller: Foster Books - Stephen Foster - ABA, ILAB, & PBFA, London, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 93 pp. Patterned boards and hardcover spine with gilt lettering. Colour illustrations throughout. Clean copy. 0744518911 8vo. Seller Inventory # 75446
Quantity: 1 available
Seller Image
Modern Block Printed Textiles (Publisher series: Decorative Arts Library.)
Seller: Burton Lysecki Books, ABAC/ILAB, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
[0-7445-1891-1] 1992. (Hardcover) Very good, no dust jacket. 93pp. Color illustrations, notes, reading list. Light wear to the covers and corners. Publisher series: Decorative Arts Library. (Art, Block Prints--Textiles, Textiles). Seller Inventory # 155960
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Modern Block Printed Textiles
Published by
Walker Books, London, 1992
ISBN 10: 0744518911
ISBN 13: 9780744518917
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: K R CLARK, Oxford, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. The Decorative Arts Library. Illustrated in colour. Excellent condition, minimal wear and looks virtually as new. Seller Inventory # 004580
Quantity: 1 available
Seller Image
Modern Block Printed Textiles (The Decorative Arts Library)
Seller: Oakholm Books, Aberfeldy, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No inscriptions etc., a very clean, sound copy. There is a little wear to the edges and rear. Seller Inventory # 008414
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
MODERN BLOCK PRINTED TEXTILES
Seller: O.o.l.p., Torino, TO, Italy
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
Seller Inventory # 6a35ba4bfc81e236e7ae959575162e9d
Quantity: 1 available