Pattern A Historical Panorama

Boston: New York Graphic Society, 1976. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. black cloth. Near fine in chipped dust wrapper. 201 pp. 284 illustrations. Bibliography. Index. Based on the collections of The Cooper-Hewitt Museum of Design, the author presents eight categories of motifs --animals, enigmas, figures, florals, geometrics, novelties, scenics and textures -- as nearly as possible from their historical beginnings.