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British Textile Design, V&A, London, 1980, Gakken, Tokyo, 3 Volumes

About the Item

A very rare set of three folio size books on the textile collection at the Victoria and Albert Museum. The books are in linen with gilded letters in Japanese on the spine, each book in its original slip cover, all in very good condition. Some minor stains on one slip cover. The books are printed by Gakken, Tokyo 1980 in English and Japanese. A fabulous reference set for Textile Designers. Volume 1, Middle Ages to Rococo (1200 – 1750). Volume 2, Rococo to Victorian (1750 – 1850). Volume 3, Victorian to Modern (1850 – 1940). Each volume contains approx. 285pp and 250 color illustrations. These volumes are an invaluable record of over 700 masterworks of textile design, housed in the Victoria and Albert Museum. Volume I deals with the gold embroidery for which England was famous in the middle ages, and which is magnificently represented in the Museum. Some of the best examples were acquired in the early years at South Kensington, in the 1860's, but important aquisitions continued in the late 19th and early 20th century and several notable purchases have been made during the past 50 years. This section is followed by sections on embroidery from the 16th century to 1750. The second volume of the series will deal mainly with woven and printed textiles from the Rococo to the early Victorian period, 1750 to 1850. The most significant acquisitions from this period have been made in the last 25 years. It is only recently that is has become possible to make and adequate assessment of the development of British textiles during this period. The third volume will be principally concerned with woven and printed textiles from the Victorian to the modern period from 1850 to 1940. This is a period during which the Museum itself began to influence British textile design and many leading designers have been keenly interested in the collection. Once again, relevant acquisitions have been made at various times, but a large number of the items illustrated have arrived in the Museum in relatively recent years. Mr. Takahiko Sano, from the Gakken Company in Europe, has spent many months photographing more than a thousand textiles for these volumens, and has acted as executive editor through out.

Dimensions:

Height: 15 in (38.1 cm)Width: 11 in (27.94 cm)Depth: 6 in (15.24 cm)

Sold As:

Set of 3

Materials and Techniques:

Paper

Place of Origin:

England

Period:

Late 20th Century

Date of Manufacture:

1980