Victoria and Albert Museum

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The V&A’s collections include artists’ books, children’s books, examples of early printing and illumination, modern book design, dust jackets and graphic novels. Most of these are held in the National Art Library.

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Merchant & Mills Sewing Book (Hardcover)

Merchant & Mills Sewing Book (Hardcover)

Keep it simple and do it well. The Merchant & Mills Sewing Book contains fifteen step-by-step projects aimed at guiding you gently but firmly thro…

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Event - Central Saint Martins Highlights Tour

Tue 15 October 2013 11:00

The Museum and Study Collection at Central Saint Martins has been more than a century in the making and includes illuminated manuscripts, early printed books, type designs by Johnston and Gill, twentieth-century textiles and work by more recent graduates such as John Galliano and Alexander McQueen.

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