xii, 235 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates ; 24 cm
Collection:
Reference Library
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-228) and index.
Contents:
Faded and threadbare interiors -- Preserving historic houses: interpreting the fabric of the past -- Families who preserved their textiles in the past -- Conserving textiles: from needlework and housekeeping to professional intervention -- Textiles as palimpsest: history in the surface attributes -- Historic textiles with a past and a future.
Subject Terms:
Textile fabrics in interior decoration. | Textile fabrics -- Preservation. | Home -- Psychological aspects. | Historic house museums -- Furniture, equipment, etc. | Historic house museums -- Interpretive programs. | National Trust (Great Britain) | National Trust (Great Britain) | Historic house museums -- Furniture, equipment, etc. | Historic house museums -- Interpretive programs. | Home -- Psychological aspects. | Textile fabrics in interior decoration. | Textile fabrics -- Preservation.