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Design Source Book 25: Tudor Designs (Design Source Books)

Design Source Book 25: Tudor Designs (Design Source Books)

by PollyPinder (Author)

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    Paperback 2005

    $3.29
Synopsis

Taking her inspiration from the rich textiles of the Tudor court and nobility - wall hangings, dress fabrics, tapestries and embroideries - Polly Pinder has put together a superb collection of designs for you to paint, embroider or sew. Knot garden designs, jewellery from Flemish-Bergundian artists, and the carved oak furniture of the period complete this stunning book of Tudor designs.

$3.29

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More Information

Format: Paperback
 Pages: 32
 Publisher: Search Press
Published: 16 May 2005
ISBN 10: 1844480526
ISBN 13: 9781844480524

Media Reviews

Winter 05

A wealth of designs and each one was well drawn. I found this book particularly inspiringt as the designs could be used for so many different techniques and it had me visualising what they would look like in silks, crewelwork or nue.

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Author Bio
Polly Pinder studied graphics at Leeds Art College. Her first job was with a Yorkshire newspaper, and she subsequently worked as a lecturer in graphic design at Wakefield District College. She has written and illustrated a number of books on a variety of other subjects including cake decoration and growing herbs, papermaking and paper crafts. Her illustrations in Muck and Magic were commended when that book won the 1993 Sir Peter Kent Conservation Book Prize. She has also designed bed linen and wallpapers, and the graphics for a wallpaper book based on newly-discovered eighteenth-century wallpapers.