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VG (Ex-art library with spine label; i.d. marks on book block edges, also on outermost pages, incl. pocket; may have slightly color changed dj spine; otherwise quite clean. ) Black stamped cloth, gilt letters on spine, blue & color illus. dust jacket in mylar cover, 463 pp., color and BW illus. "Examines Western carpet design and production from the Middle Ages to the present, in styles that range from magnificent palatial creations to delightful folk designs....Includes chapters on Moorish weavers and the golden age of carpets in Spain; the exquisite carpets of the Savonnerie, Aubusson, and Beauvais in France; productions from Moorfields, Exeter, and Axminster in England; the intriguing but little-studied rugs of Eastern European countries; the charming and resourceful rugs of America; and an important chapter on modern designs that offers an extensive survey of rugs created by leading artists and architects of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries." (dj).
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VG, inscription inside in ink. Black stamped cloth, gilt letters on spine, blue & color illus. dust jacket in mylar cover, 463 pp., color and BW illus. "Examines Western carpet design and production from the Middle Ages to the present, in styles that range from magnificent palatial creations to delightful folk designs....Includes chapters on Moorish weavers and the golden age of carpets in Spain; the exquisite carpets of the Savonnerie, Aubusson, and Beauvais in France; productions from Moorfields, Exeter, and Axminster in England; the intriguing but little-studied rugs of Eastern European countries; the charming and resourceful rugs of America; and an important chapter on modern designs that offers an extensive survey of rugs created by leading artists and architects of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries." (dj).
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Hundreds of illustrations. 463pp., thick 4to, black cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper price clipped. New York: Abbeville Press, (1996). First edition. A very good copy in a very good dust wrapper.
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VG in Very Good jacket. Size: 1.8 x 9.2 x 11.8 inches; Dust jacket condition: Very Good. Solid retired library book with usual library treatments; else VG. Text free of underlining, writing and highlighting. Overall, a very nice clean copy. Massive book. Due to weight, no foreign orders or domestic priority shipments accepted without prior arrangement as to shipping costs, which will exceed our usual rates. This beautifully-produced and lavishly-illustrated book is a tour-de-force of clearly-presented and meticulous research....For the first time ever, here is an enjoyable, richly-informed, utterly reliable study of some of the finest achievements in Western textile history....One of the best works of carpet scholarship and reference to have been written in decades....This is a substantial work...well supported by high quality colour illustrations. Many years of patient research and careful documentation have gone into this book....Particularly gratifying is the author's feeling for the written word which is fluent, clear, readable and unpretentious. --The Art Newspaper, July-August 1997 463 pages. Carpets--Europe, Carpets--United States.
