Pattern Design: Mini Version: An Historic Design Sourcebook

Description

This fabulous collection of over 200 pattern designs from the National Trust covers wallpaper, textiles, furnishings, costume, tiles and ceramics. A wealth of geometric, floral and abstract designs range from the medieval through renaissance and Arts and Crafts, right up to the 1930s. This collection of over 200 designs from the National Trust covers wallpaper, textiles, furnishings, costume, tiles and ceramics. The designs range from medieval through renaissance and Arts and Crafts, right up to the 1930s and include geometric, floral, abstract and figurative designs.

Cultural historian Sian Evans worked for the National Trust for many years as Senior Press Officer and before that at the Victoria & Albert Museum and Design Museum. In recent years she has written many books including Life Below Stairs, Ghosts: Mysterious Tales from the National Trust, and Pattern Design: A Period Design Sourcebook all for National Trust Books.