Fourteen archivists, curators, and experts on decorative art have been gathered by editor Hoskins to display their collective knowledge of wallpaper. Lest the readers think the subject warrants only an abbreviated book, they should realize wallpaper has been around since the late 1400s. Provided here is a wealth of information--from ceiling papers and the applied art of Albrecht D{}urer to contemporary innovations in texture, design, and technology--and woodcuts, paintings, and photographs showing common bonds among householders of most nations; every part of the world professing to manufacture art for the walls is well covered. For those libraries with an extensive collection of books on design. Barbara Jacobs