Small 4to. vii, 74 pp., frontispiece, 24 b/w plates, original blue cloth, slightly rubbed at top spine, notes, previous owner’s name inscribed in Arabic & English on front endpaper, scattered foxing, few pencil annotations in margins of a couple pages, otherwise copy in good condition, Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Textiles, London, first edition, 1924.

Synopsis

The work covers tapestry-weaving, embroideries, woven silks from Egypt, Syria, Islamic Sicily, Islamic Spain & Islamic China.