PRESERVATION OF WALLPAPERS AS PARTS OF INTERIORS

Historic types of wallpaper and decorative schemes of interiors
approximately 10 metres, whilst the most common width, 56.5
cm, was that of the silks they aped. 47 The given measures of a wallpaper
roll have remained almost the same up to the present.
By the end of the 15th century a method of flocking had
started to develop in Germany. It reached its peak in England
by the middle of the 18th century. Flocked wallpapers imitated
luxurious textiles and were highly valued for their durability in
comparison to contemporary textile wall covers. 48 The value of
wallpaper patterns was characterized by a simple rule: the larger
the pattern, the more luxurious and expensive it was. Largescale
Baroque designs symmetrical around a vertical axis may
have been appropriate in salons and galleries but would have
overpowered more intimate interiors. (Fig. 3) For these rooms,
a number of more informal patterns were available, relying not
on symmetry but on movement and colour for their appeal. 49
47
Ibid., 24.
48
Ibid., 27.
49
Ibidem.
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