Pattern Design: Mini Version: An Historic Design Sourcebook

Hardback

Main Details

Title Pattern Design: Mini Version: An Historic Design Sourcebook
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Sian Evans
SeriesNational Trust Art & Illustration
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:192
Dimensions(mm): Height 152,Width 152
Category/GenreIndustrial / commercial art and design
ISBN/Barcode 9781907892769
ClassificationsDewey:745.409
Audience
General
Illustrations 180 colour photographs

Publishing Details

Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint National Trust Books
Publication Date 19 February 2014
Publication Country United Kingdom

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.

Author Biography

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.