Silk designs of the eighteenth century from the Victoria and Albert Museum, London / edited with an introduction by Clare Brown.

By:

Victoria and Albert Museum

Contributor(s):

Browne, Clare Woodthorpe

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Thames and Hudson, 1996.Description: 112 p. : col. ill. ; 30 cmISBN:

0500278806

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

746/.0439 VAM

Holdings ( 1 )
Title notes ( 2 )

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Standard Loan	LSAD Library Main Collection	746.0439 VAM (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		39002000196395

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

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 weavers, commercial productions intended for ladies' dresses were transformed into works of art.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 108-109) and index.