Baroque and rococo silks / by Peter Thornton.

Main entry:

Thornton, Peter, 1925-2007.

Title & Author:

Baroque and rococo silks / by Peter Thornton.

Publication:

London, Faber and Faber [1965]

Description:

209 pages, [120] pages of illustrations color plates 29 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (page 198; Bibliographical footnotes) and index.
Introduction -- The Centres of Silk-Weaving -- Figured Silks-Their Sale and Their Use -- The Silks of the Baroque Period -- Bizarre Silks -- The Early Silks of Naturalism -- The 'Lace-Pattern' Silks -- Naturalism Achieved -- The Retreat from Naturalism -- Furnishing Silks -- Notes to the Plates -- Bibliography -- Index.

Subject:

Silk industry Europe History.
Silk Europe History.
Textile design.
Soie Industrie Europe Histoire.
Soie Europe Histoire.
Textiles et tissus Dessins.
Silk.
Silk industry.
Europe.

Form/genre:

History.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 44232
Call No.: 0005462; ID:89-B3815
Status: Available

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