Toiles de Jouy
Edition: 1st edition
Publisher: Gibbs Smith, Publisher
Published: August 20, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 112127
ISBN-13: 9781586851569
Subjects: History Of Art / Art & Design Styles; General; Decoration & Ornament; Crafts / Hobbies; Art; Textile design; House & Home / Decorating; Design - Textile & Costume; Calico-printing; France
First sentence: popularity or demand, the use of printed cottons, both imported and domestically produced, was prohibited in 1720. To protect its silk-weaving industry.