Cashmere: a french passion - 1800-1880
Auteur :
Levi-Strauss, Monique
Éditeur :
Thames & Hudson Ltd
ISBN :
9780500517123
Date de publication :
28 oct. 2013
Dimensions :
30,0 x 24,0 cm
Poids :
2280 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
The delicate beauty of the cashmere shawl was first brought to Europe by the East India Companies and Napoleon's campaigns. Woven in Kashmir, its fabric was so light that, according to legend, a whole shawl could be passed through a finger ring. This title focuses on French cashmere shawls.