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Total number of records: 14

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Record typeCount
Textiles7
Books and printed items6
Archives1

Count of Collection group

Collection groupCount
International Textile Collection7
Brotherton Collection3
Herbert Read Collection1
Janina and Zygmunt Bauman1

Count of Subject

SubjectCount
art1
ethics1
glass underpainting1

Count of Place

PlaceCount
Switzerland14
France7
Basel6
Italy3
Paris3
Alps1
Basle1
Lucerne1
Riviera (France)1

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Alex Blumer & Co3
Textiles-Paris-Echos3
Cobbett, James Paul (1803-1881)2
Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)1
Belloc, Hilaire (1870-1953)1
Calame, Alexandre1
Calame, Alexandre (1810-1864)1
Corning Museum of Glass1
Eswarin, Rudy1
Girardet, Karl1

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From 19009

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Up to 19998
Up to latest1

Textile

Création - Textile Jan 1966 [pattern book]

Alex Blumer & Co

1966

Pale green string bound booklet. Contains woven fabric samples patterning including individual flowers, floral sprigs, checks, lozenges, abstract geometric and organic patterning. Patterning is in 1-...

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Création - Textile Nov 1966 [pattern book]

Alex Blumer & Co

1966

Orange red string bound booklet. Contains woven fabric samples patterning including individual flowers, floral sprigs, ornamental floral patterning, triangles, circles, checks, abstract organic patte...

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Création - Textile Dec 1966 [pattern book]

Alex Blumer & Co

1966

Orange red string bound booklet. Contains woven fabric samples patterning including individual flowers, floral sprigs, trailing stems with leaves and flowers, paisley designs, abstract and ornamental...

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Society of chemical Industry in BASLE  [dyeing sample book]
Textile

Society of chemical Industry in BASLE [dyeing sample book]

Society of Chemical Industry in Basle (1884-1945)

July 1894

This concertina booklet labelled 'Society of chemical Industry in Basle' dates from July 1894. The date has been added to the khaki cover by hand. It includes18 card bords in total with annotated samp...

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Textile

Textiles-Paris-Echos Soieries Tissées 2 [pattern book]

Textiles-Paris-Échos

1954

Softback with blue covers. The book was compiled in France but includes some fabric samples labelled as Swiss or Italian. Contains woven fabric samples. Patterning includes flower heads, sprigs, o...

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Textile

Textiles-Paris-Echos Soieries Tissées 3 [pattern book]

Textiles-Paris-Échos

1954

Softback with blue covers. The book was compiled in France but includes some fabric samples labelled as Swiss or Italian. Contains woven fabric samples including gauze and taffeta. Patterning incl...

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Textile

Textiles-Paris-Echos Soieries Tissées 3 [pattern book]

Textiles-Paris-Échos

1954

Softback with green covers. The book was assembled in France but some samples are labelled as being Swiss or Italian. Contains woven garment fabric samples including satin, crepe and taffeta. Patte...

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Nouveaux voyages en zigzag à la Grande-Chartreuse, autour du Mont Blanc, dans les vallées d'Herenz, de Zermatt, au Grimsel, à Gênes et à la Corniche

Töpffer, Rodolphe (1799-1846); Calame, Alexandre (1810-1864); Girardet, Karl; Sainte-Beuve, Charles Augustin (1804-1869)

1858

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Reverse paintings on glass : the Ryser Collection : based on the book Verzauberte Bilder

Eswarin, Rudy; Ryser, Frieder; Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019); Corning Museum of Glass

1992

Exhibition catalogue. Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-168). History of reverse painting on glass -- The Medieval period -- The 16th century -- The 17th century -- The 18th century -...

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Journal of a tour in Italy : and also in part of France and Switzerland... from October, 1828, to September, 1829

Cobbett, James Paul (1803-1881)

1830

Advertisement for Cobbett books: 12 p. bound in at end.

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Print items of Janina and Zygmunt Bauman

c.1950-2017

Books and journals from the library of Zygmunt Bauman and Janina Bauman. Mainly containing items featuring their own work (books, articles by Zygmunt Bauman or Janina Bauman).

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Journal of a tour in Italy : and also in part of France and Switzerland... from October, 1828, to September, 1829

Cobbett, James Paul (1803-1881)

1830

Advertisement for Cobbett books: 12 p. bound in at end.

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