Tapestry, Maurice Pianzola, Julien Coffinet, 1974, Fine w/Fine DJ

Maurice Pianzola and Julien Coffinet. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, 1974

ISBN: 0442299931

A Fine book in a Fine dust jacket, 4to, 7" x 8 1/4." Black-and-white, pictorial, paper-covered boards in a black-and-white, pictorial paper dust jacket. Red lettering to dust jacket spine. Covers pristine and intact, binding tight, sharp tips. Dust jacket has moderate age toning, else clean and intact. Dust jacket protected in a paper-backed mylar sleeve. Pages slightly age-toned, else pristine and intact. Replete with black-and-white illustrations. A few tipped-in color plates included. 127 pp., including plates and illustrations. From the _Craft and Art_ series. A book about tapestry-making throughout history with examples from different cultures and time periods. Although principally about the history of tapestry, discussions on weaving techniques and the two main types of loom, the high-warp, vertical loom and the low-warp, horizontal loom, and the like are included.