Tiles and Tilework

by Alun Graves

An illustrated survey of the use of tiles in interior design through the ages, from the Gothic through to Art Deco and the Omega Workshops in the 20th century. Many different styles are revealed through tilework, from the mellow Delftware depicted in paintings by Dutch masters, to the lively, inventive decoration adopted by Duncan Grant at his Charleston farmhouse. The influence of the Islamic world is shown in the tiles of Moorish Spain and the Victorian...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810965984
• ISBN13: 9780810965980
• Release Date: November 2002
• Publisher: Victoria & Albert Museum
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.7" x 11.1"
• Age Range: 13 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 8 to Postsecondary