Posted: June 15th, 2014 | No Comments »
I blogged recently on the discovery of some rather lovely Chinese wallpaper at Woburn Abbey. Woburn is not a National Trust property but, apparently, many NT houses do have excellent examples of Chinese wallpaper and not the Trust has gathered together all these locations in one delightful book, Chinese Wallpaper in National Trust Houses….
The enduring popularity of Chinese wallpaper in the west is an astonishing phenomenon. A fragile, exotic luxury product, it became fashionable from Ireland to Russia and from Sweden to Italy. Its imagery was consistently misunderstood, but its visual impact proudly affected the development of European and American interiors.
Format: Paperback.
Extent: 48 pages including photographs.
Dimensions: book measures approx: 29.5cm H x 21cm W x 0.5cm D.
ISBN: 9780707804286
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