Diana Newall & Christina Unwin
The Chronology of Pattern is a biography of patterns of a variety of forms, from the ancient Egyptian lotus flower through to flower power of the Sixties. Architectural, painted, and engraved patterns are presented alongside more typical textile examples.
£25.00
Buy From AmazonPublished: Oct, 2011
Christina Unwin graduated in archaeology at University College London and has worked at the Museum of London.
Diana and Christina offer a bold thematics, set in a timeline, from antiquity to modernity. Their wonderful topics include: flamboyant gothic, glowing grotesques, the dramatic and the divine, floral perfection, compositions of refinement, patterns of richness, bold colors and abstracts, tartan grids, all accompanied by acute commentary and contextual reference. Professor Michael Shanks, Stanford
An excellent source book featuring patterns from the worlds of textiles, paintings, manuscripts and architecture across the centuries. - Craft & Design Magazine
I found it to be a delightful treasure-trove of information and ideas, both for the serious student of
textiles and anyone seeking inspiration. - Workshop on the web
- 288 pages
- h 253mm x w 203mm
- flexi with flaps
- full colour throughout
- 83,000 words
- Printed ISBN:978-1-4081-2641-7
The following rights for this title have already been sold:
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