Barty Phillips is the author of many books on gardening and the home. She was the Home Editor and Design Correspondent for the Observer for many years and has also written for the Daily Telegraph, The Times and the New York Times, among others.
This book, now available for the first time in paperback, traces the history of tapestry from early examples to modern pieces. The different forms of tapestry associated with tribal and nomadic life are discussed, as...