Hardcover
1951 · Copenhagen
by Geijer, Agnes
Copenhagen: Rosenkilde and Bagger, 1951. Hardcover. Good+ (Tight and mostly clean but with occasional limited pencil notations/underlinings; faint age toning at some page edges; art museum ex-lib. with usual marks; covers with general shelf wear). Original grey wraps bound into green cloth with red cover decoration and red spine lettering. 139 pp. followed by 86 bw plates. and 18 in color. Text in English. A classic in the literature. Scarce. Chapter headings include: A Review of Sweden's Intercourse with the East; Documentary Evidence about the Use of Oriental Textiles; Silk Woven Fabrics; Embroideries; and Carpets. With an introductory essay and an appendix. Indices of specimens treated and of personal names. List of illustrations. Each work well-annotated.
(Inventory #: 152946)