Velvet
Subtitle: history, techniques, fashions
By: edited by Fabrizio de' Marinis ; essays by Aurora Fiorentini Capitani ... [et al. ; English translation, Antony Shugaar].
Contributors: De' Marinis, Fabrizio.; Fiorentini Capitani, Aurora.
Publisher: Idea Books
Published: 1994
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 201
Subjects: Textile fabrics.; Velvet -- History.; Textile fabrics -- Italy -- History.; Textile industry -- Italy.
Work titles: Velluto. English.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: The realm of the senses / Fabrizio de' Marinis; title: The triumph of velvet, Italian production of velvet in the Renaissance ; From the throne to the middle-class parlor, velvets in furnishing and interior decoration ; Luxury and practicality, the thousand faces of velvet for clothing / Roberta Orsi Landini; title: Velvet in fashion, from the thirties to the present / Auroara Fiorentini Capitani and Stefani Ricci; title: The color of ruby red / Luisella Pennati; title: Techniques and types of velvet, brief descriptive notes concerning the manufacturing processes mentioned and the technical terms used in the text / Roberta Orsi Landini and Alfredo Redaelli; title: The evolution of the velvet loom / Alfredo Redaelli; title: Italian velvet manufacturers / Associazione Cotoniera.