Useful Books on Wallpaper for the Historic House
Recommended Core Reference Works
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| Author | Title | Published | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lynn, Catherine | Wallpaper in America | 1980 | [The best single-volume history.] |
| Nylander, Richard C. | Wallpapers for Historic Buildings | 1992 | 2d rev. ed. |
| Nylander, Richard C., Elizabeth Redmond, and Penny J. Sander | Wallpaper in New England | 1986 | |
| Oman, Charles C. and Jean Hamilton | Wallpapers, An International History and Illustrated Survey from the Victoria and Albert Museum | 1982 | |
| Saunders, Gill | Wallpaper in Interior Decoration | 2002 | Survey by a curator at the Victoria & Albert Museum. |
| Thornton, Peter | Authentic Decor, The Domestic Interior 1620-1920 | 1984 | Covers wallpaper and other decoration. |
| Winkler, Gail Caskey and Roger W. Moss | Victorian Interior Decoration: American Interiors, 1830-1900 | 1986 | Discusses wallpaper and other decoration by period. |
Other Recommended Works
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| Author | Title | Published | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ackerman, Phyllis | Wallpaper, its History, Design and Use | 1923 | |
| Aslin, Elizabeth | The Aesthetic Movement | 1969 | |
| Bieri, Helen and Bernard Jacqué | Papiers Peints Art Nouveau | 1997 | |
| Bridgeman, Harriet, and Elizabeth Drury (eds) | The Encyclopedia of Victoriana | 1975 | Contains useful articles, see Samuel J. Dornsife on "Wallpaper," for example. |
| Carlisle, Lillian Baker | Hat Boxes and Bandboxes at Shelburne Museum | 1960 | Illustrates 18th and 19th–century wallpaper patterns used to line hat boxes. |
| Clark, Fiona | William Morris: Wallpapers and Chintzes | 1973 | |
| Clouzot, Henri | Tableaux-Tentures de Dufour & Leroy | c. 1930 | |
| Durant, Stuart | Victorian Ornamental Design | 1972 | |
| Entwisle, Eric A. | The Book of Wallpaper | 1954 | |
| Entwisle, Eric A. | French Scenic Wallpapers, 1800-1860 | 1972 | |
| Entwisle, Eric A. | A Literary History of Wallpaper | 1960 | |
| Entwisle, Eric A. | Wallpapers of the Victorian Era | 1964 | |
| Fowler, John and John Cornforth | English Decoration in the 18th Century | 1974 | |
| Frangiamore, Catherine Lynn | Wallpapers in Historic Preservation | 1977 | A small paperback; see Catherine Lynn listed below. |
| Gordon-Clark, Jane | Paper Magic | 1991 | |
| Greysmith, Brenda | Wallpaper | 1976 | |
| Hicks, David | Wallpaper: A History | 1982 | |
| Hoskins, Lesley, ed | The Papered Wall: history, pattern, technique | 1994 | |
| Hunter, George L. | Decorative Textiles | 1918 | |
| Jennings, Arthur Seymour | Wallpapers and Wall Coverings | 1903 | |
| Justema, William | Pattern: A Historical Panorama | 1976 | |
| Justema, William | The Pleasures of Pattern | 1968 | |
| McClelland, Nancy V. | Historic Wall-Papers from Their Inception to the Introduction of Machinery | 1924 | |
| Musee des Arts Decoratifs | Trois Siecles de Papiers Peints | 1967 | |
| Nouvel, Odile | Wallpapers of France, 1800-1850 | 1981 | |
| Olligs, Heinrich, ed. | Tapeten Ihre Geschichte bis zur Gegenwart | 1970 | |
| Oman, Charles C. | Catalogue of Wallpaper | 1929 | |
| Rosoman, T. | London Wallpapers: Their Manufacture and Use, 1690–1840 | 1992 | |
| Sanborn, Kate | Old Time Wall Papers | 1905 | |
| Spencer, Isobel | Walter Crane | 1975 | |
| Sugden, Alan V. and J.L. Edmondson | A History of English Wallpaper, 1509-1914 | 1925 | |
| Wellman, Rita | Victoria Royal: The Flowering of a Style | 1939 | |
| Whitworth Art Gallery | Historic Wallpapers in the Whitworth Art Gallery | 1972 |