Details
- Dimensions
- 8.5ʺW × 1ʺD × 12ʺH
- Period
- 1980s
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
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- Materials
- Paper
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Maroon
- Condition Notes
- Very good vintage Very good vintage less
- Description
- 'Wallpapers of France 1800-1850' is a 1981 book featuring 600 examples of 19th Century French wallpaper. in full color. Written … more 'Wallpapers of France 1800-1850' is a 1981 book featuring 600 examples of 19th Century French wallpaper. in full color. Written by Odile Nouvel, and published by Rizzoli, the wallpaper examples were drawn from collections held in The Museee des Arts Decoratifs in Paris, The Musee de L'Impression sur Etoffes in Mulhouse and the Bibliotheque Forney in Paris. The wallpapers are arranged by category, with different classifications, such as repeat designs, vertical, draperies and borders. Each example captioned in English, French and German. Also discussed, up front are manufacturing motifs, including satining, block-printing, gilding and flocks. At the end, a bibliography, a list of factories and designers. The 132-page hardcover, in dust jacket, is in very good vintage condition, as if unread. It is clean, bright and unmarked.This book can claim space in any interior or fashion designer's library - or set decorator's collection. The colors and patterns, found here, are ripe for resurfacing in contemporary art. This book will be sent, carefully packed, with tracking. less
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