Silk Designs of the Eighteenth Century: From the Collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum.

ROTHSTEIN, Natalie.

ISBN 10: 0500235899 ISBN 13: 9780500235898

Published by Thames and Hudson Ltd, 1990

Language: English

Condition: Used - Very good Hardcover

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Folio, hardcover with dust jacket, pp. 352. Profusely illustrated in colour and b/w. Some fading to spine of dust jacket, otherwise a very good/near fine copy of this very rare, invaluable resource for the study of the history of fashion and costume.

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Silk Designs of the Eighteenth Century: From the Collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum.

Publisher

Thames and Hudson Ltd

Publication Date

1990

Language

English

ISBN 10

0500235899

ISBN 13

9780500235898

Binding

Hardcover

Condition

Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition

Very Good

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Natalie Rothstein, curator in the Department of Textile Furnishings and Dress at the Victoria and Albert Museum began her research into these designs in the 1950s. The book features 473 illustrations, 371 in colour. Pictures include designs for which a silk has survived and a multitude of designs and samples showing important stylistic changes, or with a historical significance or explaining a particular technique.

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