<p>*Back in print*In this classic book, readers can experience a grand tour through the history of interiors and interior design by viewing thirty-four spectacular period rooms in the Metropolitan Museum. From an ancient Roman bedroom excavated near Pompeii to a Louis XVI grand salon from eighteenth-century Paris to the Frank Lloyd Wright Room in the American Wing, these popular galleries can now be viewed at all times through the book€™s beautiful color photographs and accessible explanatory text.</p>

Period Rooms in the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Arts & Photography

James Parker

Amelia Peck

William Rieder

Olga Raggio

Mary B. Shepard

Annie-Christine Daskalakis Mathews

Danielle O. Kisluk-Grosheide

Wolfram Koeppe

Joan R. Mertens

Alfreda Murck and Wen C. Fong

Collections, Catalogs & Exhibitions

Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers

<p>Beginning in the 16th century, the golden age of European navigation created a vigorous textile trade, and a breathtaking variety of textile designs subsequently spread across the globe. Trade textiles blended the traditional designs, skills, and tastes of their cultures of origin, with new techniques learned through global exchange, creating beautiful new works that are also historically fascinating. "Interwoven Globe "is the first book to analyze these textiles within the larger history of trade and design. Richly illustrated texts explore the interrelationship of textiles, commerce, and taste from the age of discovery to the 19th century, including a detailed discussion of 120 illuminating works. From the elaborate dyed and painted cotton goods of India to the sumptuous silks of Japan, China, Turkey, and Iran, the paths of influence are traced westward to Europe and the Americas. Essential to this exchange was the trade in highly valued natural dyes and dye products, underscoring the influence of global exploration on the aesthetics and production techniques of textiles, and the resulting fashion for the "exotic."</p>

Interwoven Globe: The Worldwide Textile Trade, 1500-1800

Metropolitan Museum of Art

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