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Author Sherrill, Sarah B.

Title Carpets and rugs of Europe and America / Sarah B. Sherrill
Edition First edition
Published New York : Abbeville Press, [1996]
©1996

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Description 463 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 30 cm
Summary Sherrill's stimulating text, based on years of research, brims with interesting new findings, not only on the history and design of these works, but also technological developments that had an often unrecognized effect on rug design and production
In this comprehensive volume, Sarah Sherrill examines Western carpet design and production from the Middle Ages to the present, in styles that range from magnificent palatial creations to delightful folk designs. With hundreds of dazzling illustrations, Sherrill's authoritative text includes chapters on Moorish weavers and the golden age of carpets in Spain; the exquisite carpets of the Savonnerie, Aubusson, and Beauvais in France; productions from Moorfields, Exeter, and Axminster in England; the intriguing but little-studied rugs of Eastern European countries; the charming and resourceful rugs of America; and an important chapter on modern designs that offers an extensive survey of rugs created by leading artists and architects of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 396-446) and index
Subject Carpets -- Europe.
Carpets -- United States.
LC no. 95017495
ISBN 1558593837