TILES 
~Vintage Trade Catalogues~

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Collected together for the first time, in digital format on a unique DVD-Rom, we are pleased to present a rare selection of  vintage tile trade catalogues. These catalogues were issued from the 1880's to the 1920's by manufacturers from England, the U.S.A., France, Belgium and Portugal and feature many stunning examples of quality decorative ceramic tiling. Also included on the disc are 11 books on the subject of tiles - an essential resource for anyone interested in tiles / tiling, mosaics, pavement tiles, ceramics or in vintage trade catalogues.

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Includes the following:


 Catalogues:


Album Compagnie Générale des Produits Céramiques (1896)
American Encaustic Tiling Co; Artistic Tiles (189_)
Associated Tile Manufacturers; Home Suggestions (1921)
Batchelder Tiles; A Catalog Of Tile Products Made In Los Angeles (1923)
Burke & Co; Designs For Marble Mosaic Pavements And Decorations (1914)
Casa Gonzalez; Catalogo De Azulejos De Relieve. (1925)
Casa Gonzalez; Pavimentos Artisticos De Ladrillos Y Olambrillas (1923)
Dequenne & Cie; Album (1895)
Dutry-Massy, Fabrique De Carreaux En Ciment; Album No 15 (1908)
Fabrica De Faiancas E Azulejos Sant' Anna De Gaeiras & Quental, Lda. (191_)
Fabrique De Produits Ceramiques De Maubeuge; Album (190_)
Fratelli Carcano; Forma E Stampo Stile 900 (1910)
Friderichsen Floor & Wall Tile Company; Catalog No 10 (1920)
Gabriel Nicolet; Mosaique En Marbres Des Alpes (1895)
Gentil & Bourdet; Manuel D'Application des Mosaiques Speciales (1910)
Gladding, Mcbean And Company; Latin Tiles (1919)
JG & JF Low; Illustrated Catalogue Of Art Tiles (1884)
L.Vigier; Manufacture Generale De Carrelages & Produits Mosaiques; 13th Edition (1900)
Maison Helman Co; Ceramiques D'art. (1890)
Maw And Company; Patterns Of Encaustic Tile, Geometrical Mosaic And Plain Tile Pavements,
And Majolica And Enamelled Wall Tiles, White Glazed Tiles (19__)
Maw And Company; Selections From The Pattern Book Plain And Ornamental (1890)
Miller & Coates; Minton's Tiles For Floors Of Churches, Banks And Other Public Buildings (189_)
Minton Tiles; Minton Hollins & Co. Patent Tile Works, Stoke Upon-Trent, England (1905)
Mueller Tile; Polychrome Faience Tile Emblems, Etc. In All Desired Colors (1920)
Sand Et Cie; Manufacture De Carrelages Mosaics (19__)
Societe Anonyme De La Faiencerie De Nimy-Lez-Mons; Carreaux De Revetement (1900)
Societe Anonyme des Carrelages du Centre; Album (1900)
Societe Anonyme des Carrelages du Centre; Album No 2 (1903)
Societe Anonyme des Produits Ceramiques; Album (1905)
Threlkeld Granite Co. Ltd; Album Of Ornamental Granitic Tiles (1898)


Books:


Antient Irish Pavement Tiles (1842)
Azulejos Datados (1922)
Eighteen Plates Of Ornamental Tiles From The Afghan Boundary Commission (19__)
Italian Ceramic Art; The Maiolica Pavement Tiles Of The Fifteenth Century With Illustrations (1902)
Leadless Decorative Tiles, Faience & Mosaic (1904)
Old Dutch Pottery And Tiles (1923)
Patterns Of Inlaid Tiles From Churches In The Diocese Of Oxford (1845)
Pennsylvania Museum Of Art; Exhibition Of Tiles (1915)
Tile Talk Volume 2, Number 6 (1928)
Tile Talk Volume 3, Number 3 (1928)
Tile Talk Volume 4, Number 1 (1929)



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~ABOUT THE DVD~

These are ELECTRONIC BOOKS. You will receive 1 x standard data DVD-R disc (DVD-Rom) containing 41 pdf files as listed above
The books are in pdf format which means that you will need to have Adobe Reader installed on your computer to view them. If you dont have this, you can download it FREE from the Adobe website. If you don't understand this, please contact me prior to purchase.

This is a data DVD for computer use only (requires DVD-Rom drive). It WILL NOT WORK in a CD-Rom drive, an audio CD player or the DVD player connected to your TV.

*MAC USERS*
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