Author: Irwin, John and Katharine B. Brett
Title: Origins of Chintz: With a Catalogue of Indo-European Cotton-Paintings in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, and the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto
Description: London, England, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1970. Hardcover. Dark red cloth, red & BW illus. dust jacket, 134 pp. 158 bw plates. "In the 17th and 18th centuries, the Indian cotton-paintings or 'chintzers' shipped in vast quantities to Europe by the Dutch, English and French East India Companies not lonly revolutionized taste and fashion but even threatened the political and economic stability of western nations. These facts have long been known, but prior to 1950 very little was correctly understood about the fabrics themselves and the origins of their style." (dj) THE definitve guide to the history of chintz! The conclusions the authors reach are in sharp contradiction to earlier theories. Will help the reader to correctly understand the fabrics themselves and the origins of their style. VG, dustjacket shows wear to extremities and there has been some red color transference from the inside flaps to the front free endpapers. A very solid copy.

Keywords: European Decorative Arts ; Chintz ; ; Textiles - European


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