Vintage view: The history of wallpaper

Kya deLongchamps traces the history of wallpaper from the early stone-chilled castles of the medieval period, to the rococo mansions of the restoration and beyond.

Pictured: Morris & Co produced many ecclesiastic and legend-inspired tapestries for private houses. Today, digital printing recreates these masterworks in wallpaper, as well as their early hand printed wallpapers made by Jeffrey & Co in London using wood blocks and mineral based natural pigments. www.william-morris.co.uk for samples.

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