The American quilt a history of cloth and comfort, 1750-1950
The most important, comprehensive, and sumptuously illustrated addition to the literature of quilting since Quilts in America. Most of the book's 250 stunning full-color quilts have never before been published. With them as a reference, Kiracofe shows us how to read a vocabulary of fabrics, dyes, pa...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Clarkson Potter,
c1993.
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| Summary: | The most important, comprehensive, and sumptuously illustrated addition to the literature of quilting since Quilts in America. Most of the book's 250 stunning full-color quilts have never before been published. With them as a reference, Kiracofe shows us how to read a vocabulary of fabrics, dyes, patterns, and other clues to put quilts in their social and cultural context. Full-color photographs. |
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| Physical Description: | xiii, 290 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-286) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1400080967 0517575353 |
| Author Notes: | MARY ELIZABETH JOHNSON wrote her first quilt book in 1976 and has since authored a dozen more craft and home decorating titles. Her latest and final book on the subject will be a history of the quilting in her home state of Alabama. She lives in Montgomery. For more information, visit www.theamericanquilt.com. |
