Dear colleagues,

I like to introduce you to a newly published book:

"The Backstory of Wallpaper: Paper-Hangings 1650-1750" by Robert M. Kelly

It's a thoroughly researched, scientific, thrilling and sometimes 
amusing look at the early days of wallpaper. While most other 
publications focus on design, this one is different. It takes a look at 
the backstory. Who were the people that made, sold and installed 
wallpaper? Was wallpaper a luxury product or a cheap replacement for 
other types of hangings? Who bought it and how was it made? How did it 
come over the sea to the American Colonies?

The author is a well-known expert on wallpaper, especially ancient 
wallpaper in historic houses and that's what makes this book a true 
page-turner. It's not someone who writes a book about wallpaper from his 
ivory tower, it's someone who really knows what he's writing about. This 
book contains the essence of 30 years of experience and research on this 
topic, a compilation of all resources, or better: all rare pieces of 
evidence he found in archives and museums in America and Europe on this 
early period. A comprehensive bibliography and a glossary complete the 
book.

*The book is available in every bookstore:*

Robert M. Kelly: The Backstory of Wallpaper. Paper-Hangings 1650-1750. 
Published by Wallpaperscholar.com, hardcover, 190 pages.
ISBN-10: 0985656107
ISBN-13: 978-0985656102

You can take a look inside here:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Backstory-Wallpaper-Paper-Hangings-1650-1750/dp/0985656107/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1378396917&sr=8-1&keywords=Backstory+of+wallpaper 



For I did a little bit of editing and proofreading for the book, you can 
also read a backstory of the backstory on Registrar Trek:

"Straying from the path: a book about wallpaper"
http://world.museumsprojekte.de/?p=2685


Have a good start in this working week!

Angela


Angela Kipp
Collection Manager
TECHNOSEUM, Mannheim, Germany
www.technoseum.de

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