The Book of Printed Fabrics published by Taschen

The Book of Printed Fabrics traces the history of printed textiles from Indian origins through European manufacture and into modern design, using museum collections to follow motifs, technologies, color, and the changing relationship between industry and decoration.

Floral sprays, figurative scenes and geometric repeats reveal the changing ambitions of textile design. For someone interested in rooms, clothing or decorative pattern, the book gives familiar motifs a history that extends beyond their immediate visual appeal.

“The point that stays with me is that pattern becomes much more useful once its technical and historical lineage is visible.”
-Mrs. Mayfair

PRODUCT DETAILS

Dimensions: 6.14″ × 8.54″
Weight: 2.54 lb
Publisher: Taschen
Contributors: Author: Aziza Gril-Mariotte
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 512
Languages: English
Subject: Fashion
Series / Edition: 45th Edition
ISBN: 9783754406113

CARE & OWNERSHIP

Give the book a settled place away from strong sunlight, heat and damp. Keep it upright with gentle support from neighboring volumes of a similar height, and turn the pages with clean, dry hands. Dust the cover and closed page edges with a soft, dry cloth; keep household cleaners away from the binding and paper.

PUBLISHER / HERITAGE

Taschen was founded by Benedikt Taschen in Cologne in 1980 and remains an independent, family-run publisher. Its illustrated program spans art, architecture, design, photography, fashion, film, travel, lifestyle, and visual culture, with formats ranging from compact series to large-scale monographs, facsimiles, and collector editions. Across these books, reproduction, book design, and physical scale are treated as part of the editorial experience.

AS SEEN IN

House & Garden, Architectural Digest