[Rarebooks] fs: We're calling you on the CARPET!!! (rug, or other floor-covering device)

[Joslin Hall Rare Books]

Mayorcas, M.J. ENGLISH NEEDLEWORK CARPETS, 16th-19th CENTURIES. 
Leigh-on-Sea; F. Lewis, Publishers, Ltd.: 1963. 1st edition. An excellent 
study of English needlework carpets of wool, linen and silk embroidery on 
canvas, of the 16th-19th centuries. The author includes a brief history of 
the form and its development, identifying examples correctly, and a 
technical description of the techniques involved. This is followed by full 
descriptions and discussion of the 94 illustrated examples.  Hardcover. 
9"x11.5", 64 pages of text plus 2 color and 92 b/w plates. A fine copy. 
[00930] $450.00


Tattershall, C.E.C. A HISTORY OF BRITISH CARPETS FROM THE INTRODUCTION OF 
THE CRAFT UNTIL THE PRESENT DAY. Essex; F. Lewis:1934. Includes sections on 
16th and 17th century English carpets; Turkey Work carpets; 18th century 
carpets; technical details on hand-knotted carpets; embroidered carpets; 
machine-made carpets, and carpet manufacturers.  Hardcover.  10.5"x12.5", 
182 pages plus 117 b&w and color plates; a separate section of advertising 
pages. Some cover soil and a bit of internal spotting, heavy on the title 
page and a few other pages. [28845] $250.00



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