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Wall Treatments

  1. Frangiamore, Catherine Lynn. Wallpapers in Historic Preservation, Washington, DC: Technical Preservation Services Division, OAHP, NPS, USDI, 1977, 56 pp. Download as PDF file. Peruse: for reference.
  2. Futernick, Robert. Conservation of Scenic Wallpapers: Sauvages de la Mer Du Pacifique. JAIC, Vol.20, No.2, 1981, pp.139-146. Peruse.
  3. Hoskins, Leslie, ed. The Papered Wall. London: Thames & Hudson, 1994. A wide-ranging international survey. View on Amazon.
  4. Kelly, Robert M. 6 Ways to Survive a Wallpaper Project: A quick guide to avoiding the most common pitfalls. Old-House Journal, January 2004. Read.
  5. Kelly, Robert M. A Short History of Hand-Joined Wallpaper, presented at the "Early American Wallpaper" workshop, Eastfield Village, Nassau, N.Y., July 17-20, 1995. Skim.
  6. Lynn, Catherine. Wallpaper in America, New York: Norton,1980. View on Amazon. Reference.
  7. Lynn, Catherine. Colors and Other Materials of Historic Wallpaapers, JAIC, Vol.20, No.2, 1981, pp.58-65. Peruse.
  8. Nylander, Richard C. Wallpapers for Historic Buildings: A Guide to Selecting Reproduction Wallpapers, Washington, DC: The Preservation Press, 1992, pp.9-19. The standard text for choosing a reproduction wallpaper, this is the second, expanded edition, with authoritative information on over 1000 designs, many of them illustrated. View on Amazon. Reference.
  9. Nylander, Richard C., Elizabeth Redmond and Penny J. Sander. Wallpaper in New England. Boston: Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities, 1986. Reference.
  10. Saunders, Gill. Wallpaper in Interior Decoration. Watson Guptill, 2002. Gill Saunders is curator at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, which has the largest collection of wallpaper in the United Kingdom. View on Amazon.

Historic Paper Collections (browse)

  1. Wallpaper in New England, Historic New England. (Database-driven selections from SPNEA collection.) Peruse.
  2. Wallcoverings, Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum
  3. Adelphia Paper Hangings (illustrated chronology of wallpaper designs)
  4. The Williams Morris Gallery, London Borough of Waltham Forest
  5. The Brillion Collection, Authentic Victorian Restoration Wallpapers, Victorian Collectibles Ltd.
  6. Museum of Domestic Design & Architecture (MoDA)
    1. Victorian Wallpaper Designs
    2. 1930s Wallpaper Designs
    3. 1950s Wallpaper Designs

Conservation

  1. Gilmore, Andrea. Wallpaper and its Conservation — An Architectural Conservator's Perspective. American Institute of Historic and Artistic Works, JAIC, Vol. 20, No. 2, Article 5 ,1981, pp. 74 -81. Read.
  2. Kallop, Edward L. Wallpaper Conservation —  Puzzling Priorities. JAIC Vol.20, No.2, 1981, pp.53-57.
  3. Phillips, Morgan. Wallpaper on Walls: Problem of Climate and Substrate. JAIC Vol.20, No.2, 1981
  4. The Investigation, Analysis and Authentication of Historic Wallpaper, Welsh Color & Conservation, Inc.
    1. Wallpaper Case Study: Kenmore (1775) in Fredericksburg, VA
    2. Wallpaper Case Study 2: Vermont (early 18th century) in Smith's Parish, Bermuda
  5. Northeast Document Conservation Center.
  6. Mapes, Philippa. Historic Wallpaper Conservation. The Building Conservation Directory, 1997 Peruse.
  7. Conservation of the Chinese wallpaper at Woburn Abbey. Context 60, December 1998

Reproduction

  1. Nylander, Richard. The choice and use of reproduction wallpapers in the historic interior. American Institute of Historic and Artistic Works. JAIC 1981, Volume 20, Number 2, Article 14 (pp. 150 to 151). Read.
  2. Historic Wallpaper Resources, Historic Wallpaper Specialities
  3. Adelphia Paper Hangings (illustrated chronology of wallpaper designs)
    1. What make Adelphi's paper unique?
    2. Background on Historic Wallpaper Types Read.
  4. Kelly, Robert M. Wall-Prep Primer: Understanding wall surfaces and how to prepare them for paper. Old-House Journal, January 2005.
  5. The Wallpaper Scholar
    1. Portfolio