Secret Life of Textiles. Six pattern book archives in North West England

Details:

Author(s) Sykas, Philip A
Publication type Monograph
Year published 2005
Pages 160pp; illus
Publisher Bolton Museums, Art Gallery & Aquarium
Place Published Bolton

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Library:

Name British Library
City London
County Greater London
Country England
Postcode NW1 2DB
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Groups:

Source guides - businesses & industries
Source guides - types

Notes:

Presents the results of a project to describe surviving textile pattern books in six collection in North West England in order to 'open up intellectual access to this poorly recorded domain'. Has following sections; 'Pattern books as records of textile production'; 'Pattern books as records of design and designers; 'Pattern books as records of the colouration of textiles'; 'Pattern books as records of merchanting and business'. Describes selected material for a wide range of firms but not a detailed guide to the resource