British Textiles. 1700 to the present
Details:
- Author(s) Parry, Linda (ed)
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 2010
- Pages 495pp; illus
- Publisher V&A Publishing
- Place Published London
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- Name British Library
- City London
- County Greater London
- Country England
- Postcode NW1 2DB
- Visit British Library's website
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Describes and explains Victoria & Albert Museum's collections of woven, printed and embroidered textiles and their designs. Heavily illustrated. Comprises eight essays, by various writers, most covering the development in British textile design in a chronological order from c1700 to the present day. Includes a section 'Notes on the firms, designers, makers and major exhibitions' [pp479-92] largely comprising short profiles of c150 designers