2019-05-04 Two Workbaskets, Dickens’ Great Expectations illustrations, and church decorative painting

NEW PUBLICATIONS Go to http://www.antiquepatternlibrary.org to see the new publications. Four new publications: Charles Dickens: Great Expectations. Illustrations only; the text is widely available. From my fathers collection, scanned by my mother and edited by Judith Adele. The illustrations are close in time to the date of the story, and show the dress of ordinary people. Most […]

2018-10-26 Examples of woodgraining added

NEW PUBLICATIONS Go to http://www.antiquepatternlibrary.org to see the new publication.   I-RD001 Le Peintre en Decors Bois A small book with eight plates about how to paint fake wood. This woodgraining was done in the 19th century, and there are fabulous manuals for them, mostly beyond my budget. This one was donated by one of the antiquarians […]