Antique Silk - English European 17th 18th Century Brocade Damask Velvet

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Antique Silk - English European 17th 18th Century Brocade Damask Velvet:
$150.00

“Baroque and Rococo Silks”

By Peter Thornton.
Published in New York by Taplinger Publishing Company in 1965.

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DISCUSSION:

The first complete study of the beautiful silks of the 17th and 18th centuries, including richly brocaded dress materials, splendid damasks and sumptuous velvets. \"It has long been realized that the patterns on these silks were changed each year but it was only quite recently that it became possible to plot the changes. Mr. Thornton traces the development of this art- an art practised by highly specialized designers working in a medium governed by severe mechanical and practical limitations, which makes their achievement more remarkable. For the best of these silks can take their place proudly alongside the finest porcelain, the most intricate silverware, the most sumptuous furniture -indeed any of the superb creations of the genius of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries\".

DESCRIPTION:

Hardcover. 9\"x11\", 209 pages plus 4 color and 120 black & white plates, dust jacket.

CONDITION NOTES:

The dust jacket has some light wear and a slightly faded spine (please see the photos, above and below). The book itself has some minor soil, but otherwise is clean and nice, with a tight binding.

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