Guide to the Collection of Carpets

Kendrick, A.F. and Tattersall, C.E.C. / Victoria and Albert Museum / Department of Textiles

Published by Victoria and Albert Museum, 1920

About this Item

Hardcover. Used, very good condition. No internal marks, insides clean, hinges good, covers with one small wear spot on the back covers, corners not rounded. Kendrick, A.F. and Tattersall, C.E.C. / Victoria and Albert Museum / Department of Textiles. GUIDE TO THE COLLECTION OF CARPETS. 1920, 2nd revised edition, Victoria and Albert Museum, 125 p., 47 black and white plates. The chief revision was the movement of a Turkish rug to the European section. 88 pages of text describing the rugs: Persian, Caucasian, Turkish, Central Asian, Chinese, Spanish, North African and European; then 47 plates of them. Includes a 5 page list of books on carpets in the museum library, and an appendix which lists the museum's rugs, acquired between 1874 and 1919 and where they are mentioned int the guide.

Seller Inventory # 606052686

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Guide to the Collection of Carpets
• Publisher: Victoria and Albert Museum
• Publication Date: 1920
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 2nd Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket, as so Issued
• Book Type: Book
• Seller catalogs:
  • alibris
  • biblio
  • Oriental rugs-6