This book brings together for the first time in one volume the wide range of patterns and motifs used in antique textiles in the East and West. It examines the

"One of the most useful books to cover the whole of the field...Mr. Ford is to be congratulated on having produced a work that should stand the test of time." C

"This book is published in conjunction with an exhibition organized and presented by the Rubin Museum of Art, March 25 through August 22, 2011."

"Twentieth-Century Pattern Design combines photographs - including many newly published images - with soundly researched text, creating an essential resource fo