ORIGINS OF CHINTZ WITH A CATALOGUE OF INDO-EUROPEAN COTTON PAINTINGS IN THE VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM, LONDON, AND THE ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM, TORONTO

John Irwin; Katharine B. Brett

Verlag: Her Majesty's Stationary Office, London, 1970

Beschreibung

Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1970. First Edition. Maroon cloth boards, mylar protected, with negligible scuffing and bumping. Internally a thin vertical line on both free endpapers. Page/plate 49 creased at top right hand corner. Contents are clean, tight, complete and crisp. No dust jacket. Otherwise a very good copy of this sought after and scarce book. A definitive reference work for collectors, dealers and scholars. Various (illustrator). A beautifully illustrated edition of this work on the development of Chintz design. In the 18th and 18th centuries, the Indian cotton-paintings, or "chintzes", shipped in vast quantities to Europe by the Dutch, English and French revolutionised taste and fashion. This work explores the history and origin of these fabrics and designs. With a catalogue of Indo-European cotton-paintings in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, and the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Additional postage may be requested from international orders. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers ABE-1611494156702

Bibliografische Details

Titel: ORIGINS OF CHINTZ WITH A CATALOGUE OF ...

Verlag: Her Majesty's Stationary Office, London

Erscheinungsdatum: 1970

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Very Good

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket

Auflage: 1st Edition.