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Fabrics & Wallpapers for Historic Buildingsby Jane C. Nylander
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:A thorough catalog of wallpaper designs and fabric types and patterns from 1700 to 1900 This new hardcover edition is a unique single-source presentation of the successful Fabrics for Historic Buildingsand Wallpapers for Historic Buildings. Featuring the entire content of both comprehensive, visually stunning books, Fabrics and Wallpapers for Historic Buildings offers:
Fabrics and Wallpapers for Historic Buildingsis an essential volume for everyone involved in restoring or researching American houses built between 1700 and 1900. Book News Annotation:This reference combines two previous volumes, Fabrics for Historic
Buildings and Wallpapers for Historic Buildings to provide a
simple resource for those restoring or researching American houses
built between 1700 and 1900. It includes more than 1000 authentically
reproduced wallpaper designs and 600 fabric types and patterns. Jane
Nylander (director, Strawbery Banke Museum, Portsmouth, New
Hampshire) and Richard Nylander (chief curator and director of
collections for the Society for the Preservation of New England
Antiquities, Boston) offer advice for choosing, buying and installing
the appropriate fabrics for historic interiors.
Annotation ©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Synopsis:A catalog of more than 1,000 wallpaper designs and 600 fabric types and patterns This valuable resource offers practical advice on selecting fabrics and wallpapers for restoration projects on American houses built between 1700 and 1900, and includes new material on fabrics of the twentieth century. Richard C. Nylander (Portsmouth, NH) is curator of collections for the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities in Boston. Jane C. Nylander (Boston, MA) is Director of Strawbery Banke Museum in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. About the AuthorJANE C. NYLANDER is Director of Strawbery Banke Museum in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. During her career, she's been a consultant to and president of the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities in Boston; has taught at the University of New Hampshire, Boston University, and New England College; and has been curator of textiles and ceramics at Old Sturbridge Village. RICHARD C. NYLANDER is Chief Curator and Director of Collections for the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities in Boston. In 1990, he was appointed by President George H. W. Bush and, in 2002, was reappointed by President George W. Bush to serve on the Committee for the Preservation of the White House. Table of ContentsIntroduction. 1700 to 1790: A Dependence on Imported Fabrics. 1790 to 1815: Changing Tastes and Technology. 1815 to 1840: Technological Advances and Complex Designs. 1840 to 1870: Increasing Diversity in Furnishing Fabrics. 1870 to 1900: New Influences and Variety. The Twentieth Century: Innovation and Tradition. Modern Textiles: Continuing a Tradition. Suppliers. Glossary. Bibliography. Sources of Information. Acknowledgments. Author.
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