an extraordinary work of dedicated scholarship … this book is an essential one for the library of anyone with a serious interest in country-house decoration.

Jeremy Musson, Country Life

Lavishly illustrated, with fascinating tales … [Westman] paints a vivid picture of how trimmings evolved throughout different ages and styles.

The English Home

…a triumph of research, textual and visual, with a sustained attention to detail. Richly illustrated and packed with information, it looks set to become the standard text in its field.

Christopher Stocks, House & Garden

…simultaneously highly erudite and richly luxurious…

Michael Hall, The Victorian

This is a sumptuous book, which traces the history of trimmings for furnishing and interior decoration in Britain and Ireland, … lavishly illustrated with new colour photography and impregnated with sound scholarship from the leading expert in the field.

Lisa White, The Furniture History Society

The book is a physical and beautifully visual distillation of Westman's knowledge, with lavish illustrations, frequently extending over two pages...a glorious, detailed and readable study… an invaluable tool to rediscover lost decoration.

Susan Jenkins, The Georgian