SAUNDERS, GILL

Wallpaper in Interior Decoration

New York: Watson- Guptill Publications, 2002. First American Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0823056228. Cover is black with gold lettering on spine. Tawny endpapers. Pages are clean and tight; this is a NEW book. Lavishly illustrated with 139 color photos. Originally published in UK by the V&A Publications, 2002. Some of the chapters are: Who Used Wallpaper and Where? ; Textile Influences on Wallpaper; Chinese Wallpapers and Chinoiserie Styles; William Morris; Nostalgia and Reproduction; notes; bibliography; index. Wallpaper has a long and fascinating history, whether actually made of paper, or from more exotic and expensive materials such as silk, damask, velvet, etc. Until fairly recently in history, this was a form of residential decoration reserved only for the very wealthy or elite. Oversized, 3.5#. ; Color Illustrations; 8 3/4 x 11; 160 pages. New in New dust jacket .

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Keywords: 0823056228 Wallpaper; Interior Architecture; Interior Decorating; Interior Design; Decorating Techniques; Decorating; Decorative Art; Paper Art; Textile Art; Royalty Cultural History Architecture European History American History Archaeology Art Geography