Spencer-Churchill, Henrietta — Classic Fabrics

New York, Rizzoli, 1996. Hardcover. Red cloth boards, color illus. DJ. Over 200 vibrant color photos. The author shares her knowledge of the long history and art of decorating with fabrics, enabling anyone to recognize and use traditional textures and patterns to shape great rooms. The book examines the history of fabrics, from medieval tapestries and eastern silks, to eighteenth-century Toile de Jouy and the latest innovations in synthetics. This is followed by a series of beautifully photographed rooms that show how textiles are used in the home for curtains and drapes, table linens and bedspreads, cushions and lampshades, and the more specialized canopies and awnings. The final section describes the textures, patterns, and weaves of cottons, linens, wool, silks, satins, velvets, damasks, jacquards, laces, and tapestries. -From the DJ. VG/VG-, minor wear, several small nicks at edges of DJ, minor rubbing.