Description:
The NAL is both a major reference library and the Victoria and Albert Museum's curatorial department for the art, craft and design of the book. Subjects covered by the Library include those central to the work of the Museum: prints, drawings, paintings and photographs; furniture and woodwork; fashion, textiles and dress; ceramics and glass; metalwork; sculpture; industrial design and graphic design; the art and design of the Far East, India and South East Asia, including China, Japan and Korea; the history of the art, craft and design of the book. This core material is supplemented by literature from a much broader subject field including, for example a strong collection of documentation about architecture and interior design. Relevant materials are acquired in most Western European, as well as some Asian, languages. There are no restrictions by date. A wide range of formats is collected, from manuscript material to videodiscs and CD-ROMs
Open to the public.