Silk Designs of the Eighteenth Century in the Collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London with a Complete Catalogue with 473 Illustrations, 371 in Colour

Rothstein Natalie

ISBN 10: 0500235899 / ISBN 13: 9780500235898

Published by Thames & Hudson, London, 1990

About this Item

Book measures 34.5x24.5.cm. 351pp, illustrated. Bound in original publishers red cloth, with gilt crest and lettering. Binding in very good clean firm condition. Dust jacket lightly marked. Jacket in good clean condition. Internally, pages clean. A nice clean copy. Size: Quarto.

Seller Inventory # 015757

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Silk Designs of the Eighteenth Century in the Collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London with a Complete Catalogue with 473 Illustrations, 371 in Colour
• Publisher: Thames & Hudson, London
• Publication Date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0500235899
• ISBN 13: 9780500235898
• Binding: Cloth
• Condition: Very Good Plus Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Plus
• Seller catalogs:
  • Design
  • History
  • Arts

About this title

Synopsis

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.