Publication on textiles

Archetype Publications is pleased to announce the publication of the
title 'Textiles in Trust' edited by Ksynia Marko (ISBN 1873132263
199pp. Price:35.00 pounds /ca. $56.00)

This book is the proceedings of the symposium held at Blickling
Hall, Norfolk in September 1995 to celebrate the centenary of the
National Trust.

    Section I    Symposium Papers

    Martin Drury. A Crumbling Inheritance: Textiles and the National
    Trust

    Nigel Seeley. Textiles on Open Display: The Conservation Issues

    Andrew Durham. Funding for Conservation: Priorities and Value
    for Money

    Simon Thurley. A Conflict of Interest?  Conservation versus
    Historic Presentation, a Curatorial View

    Santina M. Levey. The Embroidery Exhibition at Hardwick Hall

    Pamela Clabburn. Work Undertaken by Volunteers at the National
    Trust's Textile Conservation Workrooms at Blickling Hall,
    Norfolk 1976-86

    Helen Lloyd. The Role of Housekeeping and Preventive
    Conservation in the Care of Textiles in Historic Houses

    Julie Marsden. Felbrigg Hall: An Environmental Conservation
    Perspective

    Christopher Nicholson. The Care of the National Trust's Carriage
    Collections

    Kate Gill and Dinah Eastop. Two Contrasting Minimally
    Interventive Upholstery Treatments: Different Roles, Different
    Treatments

    Anne van den Berg. The Conservation of Four Chair Covers
    Matching the State Bed at Dyrham Park

    Jane Ashelford. The Art of Dress: An Introduction to the
    National Trust's Costume Collections

    Judith Dore. The Costume Collections at Springhill Manor and the
    Ellen Terry Museum, Smallhythe Place, their Care and
    Conservation

    Christopher Rowell. Conservation Traditions at Uppark: Lady
    Meade-Fetherstonhaugh as a Textile Conservator

    Ksynia Marko. Continuing Conservation Traditions at Uppark: The
    Conservation of the Saloon Curtains

    Annabel Wylie and Poppy Singer. The Resurrection of the Uppark
    State Bed

    Sheila Landi. Erddig Revisited

    Jonathan Tetley and Sarah Howard. The Rescue of an Important
    English carpet

    Danielle  Bosworth. The Conservation of Four Tapestries from
    Hardwick Hall

    Tom Campbell. The National Trust Tapestry Collection

    Section II    Symposium Poster Session Abstracts

    Valerie Davies. Wet Cleaning of the Dining Room Curtains, Uppark
    House

    Valerie Davies. Wet Cleaning of the Small Drawing Room Curtains,
    Uppark House

    Fiona Hutton. Conservation of Silk Wall Coverings at Arlington
    Court

    Rachel Langley. Brodsworth Hall - Drawing Room Pelmets

    Melanie Leach. Blickling Mortlake Tapestry - Adhesive Removal
    Treatment

    Frances Lennard. The Conservation and Display of Two Painted
    Colours from Cotehele

    Lynn McClean. The Felbrigg Chairs - An Exercise in Remedial and
    Preventive Conservation

    Gillain Owen. The Care of Textiles at Ham and Osterley - The
    Victoria and Albert Museum's Approach

    Ann Reynolds. The Playing Boys tapestries from Cotehele House:
    Camouflage Techniques

    Clare Stoughton-Harris. The Powis State Coach Hammer Cloth

    Karen Thompson. The History of Caesar Tapestries from Powis
    Castle: the Treatment of Previous Repairs and Alterations

    Vic Ringwood. Tassel Terminology

This edition is produced casebound with dustjacket, 200 pp. with 43
colour plates and 102 half tone illustrations. Available from
Archetype Publications (address below) at the introductory price of
35.00 pounds sterling plus postage (UK : 3.50 pounds;  Europe: 3.50
pounds (surface)/5.50 pounds by air; USA 3.50 pounds (surface) /
10.50 pounds by air). Payment by visa or mastercard is preferred

    Archetype Publications
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    +44 171 380 0800
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    archetype [at] netmatters__co__uk

The Archetype catalogue of conservation titles in print (October
1997) is available upon request from the same address.

James Black
Director
Archetype Books
6, Fitzroy Square, London W1P 6DX
+44 171380 0800
Fax 44-171-380 0500

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