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Art Deco and Modernist Carpets
Art Deco and Modernist Carpets
New - The design revolutions of the early 20th century were woven into the very fabric of the carpets and rugs of that era. "Art Deco and Modernist Carpets, the first in-depth history, charts the evolution of carpet design out of the floral effusions of the Victorian salons and into the angular elegance of Art Deco and bold abstraction of Modernism popularized by the machine age. Such artists and designers as Picasso, Poiret, Gray, Delaunay, Matisse, Klee.

Carpets and Rugs of Europe and America
A study of European and American carpets and rugs from the Middle Ages to the present day. The book begins with the oriental rugs first brought back to Europe during the Crusades, and then considers the carpets of the Savonnerie, Aubusson, and Beauvais in France, and at Moorfields, Exeter, and Axminster in England. The book also examines the lesser-known manufacturers in Belgium, Russia, Poland, Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic, and Hungary

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