Name/Title
Toiles de JouyEntry/Object ID
NK8849.S93Description
This book reproduces some of the earliest toile designs from 18th-century France. The patterns are reproduced from an antiquarian book containing 50 plates of French toile fabric and wallpaper patterns, including delicate flower prints, animal motifs, rich historic scenes, and complex architectural patterns. The range of colors is astounding and illustrates that toiles aren't always one color on a neutral ground. Some of the most fascinating were designed originally in multiple colors. Includes a new introduction and stories about the toile patterns.Lexicon
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france, textile design--france, textile fabrics--franceBook Details
Author
Judith StraetenPublisher
Gibbs SmithDate Published
2002Call No.
NK8849.S93ISBN
158685156X, 9781586851569Notes
Length: 112