10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RUSH MATTING»
Discover the use of
rush matting in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
rush matting and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Complete Book of Basketry
Pre-Iron Age rush matting has been found at Mere in Somerset. In Saxon times
bundles of rushes were gathered and strewn on the hall floors of great houses for
warmth. They were changed perhaps twice or three times a year and naturally ...
2
In with the Old: Classic Decor from A to Z
I RUSH MATTING AND SISAL "WHEN PRETTY IS TOO Pitti't'rv, YOUR
AUDIENCE IS GOING TO BE conscious of flutter and lace and everything trailing.
" Although she was referring to fashion. designer Claire McCardell's wisdom
could be ...
3
A treatise on the art of breeding and managing tame, ...
While I was thinking of this plan, made up my mind to paste in the rush matting,
fortunately placing it in the inside of the pan, found it spring and adhere closely, I
abandoned the paste. It may he objected to by some Fanciers that the rush ...
4
Practical Building Conservation: Mortars Plasters and Renders
The floor of the Long Gallen/, like many of the upper floors at Haidwick Hall,
Derbyshire, IS made of plaster and is believed to date from the original
construction of the Hall in the 1590s. it is protected from abrasion and impact by
rush matting.
Alison Henry, John Stewart, 2011
5
A treatise on the art of breeding and managing the Almond ...
I get rush matting (which may be obtained at upholsterers or other shops) and
placing the top of the pan upon it cut it round, then getting fresh yellow deal
sawdust that has the turpentine in it, which the insects will not come near, take a
pint of ...
John Matthews Eaton, 1851
6
A Treatise on the Art of Breeding and Managing Tame, ...
I get rush matting (which may be obtained at upho terers or other shops) and
placing the top of the pan upon it cut it round, then getting fresh yellow deal
sawdust that has the turpentine in it, which the insects will not come near, take a
pint of ...
John Matthews Eaton, John Moore, 1852
7
Guide to the Collection of Carpets
The use of rush-matting perhaps may not have come into favour in England as
early as in France. It is, however, seen in paintings of the time of Queen Elizabeth
. A good example is at Wilton—a portrait of William, Earl of Pembroke (d. 1570).
Victoria and Albert Museum. Department of Textiles, Albert Frank Kendrick, 1920
8
The Makura-Kotoba of the Manyosu
TARATI SI YA(3BlJL^3 t> )same as taratine no, used with vava as in V-94(886) .
TATAMI-KEME , .gw « v „ . , .. . , . TATAMI-GOMO ^W rfo 'o rush-matting minding,
used with Murazi ga iso , vedate-amu . (Murazi phonetic for mu=amu,to weave a
...
9
Guide to the Collection of Carpets
A beautiful tapestry is hung on the wall of the apartment, and rush-matting covers
... Paris, representing ]ohn the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy, receiving a book,
shows rush-matting on the floor.1' The use of rush-matting perhaps may not have
...
Victoria and Albert Museum. Dept. of Textiles, Albert Frank Kendrick, 1920
10
CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants: ...
in English: common rush, Japanese mat rush, mat rush, matting rush, soft rush,
tatami reed in China: deng xin cao, hu hsu tsao (= tiger-beard grass), teng hsin
tsao Juncus effusus L. var. effusus (Juncus effusus L. var. subglomeratus Lam.
Umberto Quattrocchi, 2012
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RUSH MATTING»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
rush matting is used in the context of the following news items.
How Peter Copping Discovered the Real Oscar de la Renta
In the second-floor drawing room, hung with tapestries and swagger portraits, the sofa and armchairs sit on Suffolk rush matting and are upholstered in the same ... «Vogue.com, May 15»
Far from the Madding Crowd (Watermill, Newbury)
Rush matting makes effective wheatfields to scythe and a succession of cuddly lamb and sheep puppets manipulated by cast members charm the audience and ... «WhatsOnStage.com, Apr 15»
The luxurious palaces of the Ottoman Empire
The floors are carpeted with rush matting from Egypt in order to avoid humidity during the summer. Because the palace was intended only as a summer ... «Daily Sabah, Mar 15»
Finding inspiration with celebrity interior designer Michael Smith
Cool, summery fabrics that appear to be sun-bleached rest on top of a thick apple rush matting on stone floors in this coastal California sunroom. Celebrity ... «Washington Post, Feb 15»
One Saturday Morning
... under the roof baking in the sun, hot even with the windows wide open; in summer the weedy, sour smell of the rush matting on the floor was overpowering. «The New Yorker, Aug 14»
House tour: antique elegance meets modern minimalism
... has been inserted. With its oak built-in cupboards, star-shaped tables and traditional rush matting, this is a room that cleverly combines ancient and modern. «Vogue Australia, May 14»
Escape from deco hell
When it comes to floors, rush matting or sea-grass is always nice, and so is stone but never on an upper floor, as it's nouveau to put stone upstairs. And carpet in ... «Spectator.co.uk, Apr 14»
Winter Olympics: awesome! Trying to be cool with the fridge kids
They used to look like fairgrounds in disrepair, with some rush matting thrown over the top, sprayed white. Now they're full of real snow, underpinned by ice, ... «The Guardian, Feb 14»
Capturing the essence of 'An English Room'
From bespoke willow banisters to hand-made rush matting and Lucie Rie collectable pottery, Lady Bamford OBE, wife of JCB chairman Sir Anthony Bamford, ... «Homes & Property, Oct 13»
RSC's In Stitches exhibition: The geniuses who make visible panty …
Armour, on the other hand, needs to be lightweight, and is therefore made of anything from aluminium and fibre-glass to rush matting, table mats and window ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Apr 13»
