Wallpapers F/historic Buildings

In clear, succinct terms the authors explain what reproductions of document quality are available, when & where it is appropriate to use them & how to purchase them. Wallpapers contains over 1,350 different wallpapers from 1700 to 1910, describing American & foreign designs & borders as well as scenic, plain & embossed papers. Includes 200+ black-and-white photos & 20 full-color photos. Fabrics consists of seven chapters devoted to periods beginning with the 18th century. Features a unique catalog of more than 600 fabric types & patterns & a new chapter on 20th-century fabrics. The authors of Floor Coverings explain how to research floor coverings that may have been used previously in a room & how to locate suitable reproductions. They cover everything from shiplap pine boards, encaustic tiles to flatwoven ingrains & the finest Orientals. Lighting traces the history of lighting from candles to gas & electric fixtures used in American homes, public places & streets from the colonial era into the 20th century. Moss provides complete iNylander, Richard C. is the author of 'Wallpapers F/historic Buildings' with ISBN 9780471144311 and ISBN 0471144312.