Cats On Quilts

by Sandi Fox

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A book devoted to the images of cats adorning quilts dating from 1840 to the mid-20th century. Fox discusses the changing styles and techniques of quilt making over the past 100 years. Each photograph is accompanied by poetry or prose from works by Emily Dickinson, T.S. Elliot and others.

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Though this looks like a cute little coffee table book, and it is, it's also a surprisingly informative overview of, well, cats, as depicted on historical quilts. A number of time periods and quilt styles are represented and the text is useful and informative.

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