<DIV><DIV><DIV><DIV>The Victoria and Albert Museum, London, is the world&#8217;s greatest museum of art and design, with a vast collection that been an unparalleled resource for designers for 150 years. This new series of pattern books presents the range of the V&amp;A&#8217;s superb collections. Beautifully designed, accessible, and informative&#8211; perhaps a little quirky &#8211; they are a repository of ideas for designers of all kinds, but also a collection of desirable gift books. Included in each volume is a CD of all the images shown within--to be redrawn, reworked, or even licensed for further use.&nbsp;&nbsp;The books are available individually or in a beautiful decorative slipcase. </DIV><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV><DIV><DIV><I>Secret Garden </I>brings together a wonderful range of botanical patterns from wallpaper, textiles, prints, and drawings. The short text is followed by 60 colorplates that feature gorgeous plant-form patterns dating from 1880 to 1910.<BR></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV>