Antiques & collectables: carpets, rugs & textiles books

Deals with the problematic areas of oriental rug collecting such as what to look for, care and restoration and identifying...  Read More >>

A wide ranging history of textiles, in particular the story of embroidery and needlework. The contents range from...  Read More >>

The first comprehensive study of needlework tools and accessories mad in Holland between 1400 and the 20th century....  Read More >>

The most ingenious and ephemeral of textiles, lace ispresented as the poetry of fashion. Here is a fascinating glimpse...  Read More >>

This text details the efforts to conserve an important collection of traditional garments created by indigenous...  Read More >>

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Explores more than 250 exemplary designs in full colour photos...  Read More >>

Introduction in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Japanese, and Chinese.  Read More >>

This illustrated survey presents common linens and fabrics ranging from detailed samplers to simple but elegant...  Read More >>

The traditional regional styles long associated with Navajo blankets and rugs continue to evolve. Here contemporary...  Read More >>

Profiles a West Bengali caste specializing in producing painted narrative scrolls and performing songs to accompany...  Read More >>

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An invaluable guide to owning and collecting old and new quilts.  Read More >>

This book shows the variety of subjects and techniques of embroidered pictures in the Georgian period in Britain...  Read More >>

"A companion guide to ""Oriental Rugs: A Buyer's Guide"", this book deals with buying Chinese rugs. It shows how...  Read More >>

Comprehensive, lavishly illustrated reference work provides biographical/career data for major designers (Adrian,...  Read More >>

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Egypt, Babylon, Greece up through 19th-century Europe; based on surviving pieces, art work, much more. Includes...  Read More >>

Profusely illustrated fashion history examines how the use of wood, whalebone, steel, hoops, and tight laces had...  Read More >>

Over 250 illustrations, drawn in the artistic style of the period, depict apparel worn by Egyptian royalty, manual...  Read More >>

315 renderings of Doric and Ionic styles of dress for women, gracefully arranged Roman togas, vestments of the Eastern...  Read More >>

This new handbook provides a full but concise guide to the key pest species that commonly infest historic houses,...  Read More >>