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Renaissance velvets

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Velvet weaving in Europe and Ottoman Turkey. Italy ; Spain ; France ; Ottoman and Italian velvets -- How velvet is made. Plain velvet ; Figured velvet ; Brocaded velvet ; Printed velvet -- The weavers and their pay -- Quality control. Guild inspections and fraud ; Colour and dyestuffs ; Selvedges -- Design -- Marketing -- Consumption -- The perception of velvet -- Catalogue.

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    London: V&A Pub, 2012

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Is about

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  • Period

    1400-1699

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    • 1851776567
    • 9781851776566

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