Hardcover
1996 · New York
by Sherrill, Sarah B.
New York: Abbeville Press Publishers, 1996. Hardcover. 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).
(Inventory #: 165212)