Mythical Kozma

Typically, when it comes to simulation, people are guided by the statement of Erasmus: "… every nature odious fake, and best of all is that which is not distorted by either science or art …." Well, with great philosopher, is certainly worth to agree. But these days are not uncommon situation where the use is up, formal imitation of "nature" becomes the only possible solution to an extraordinary problem. Particularly common with those faced by people of creative professions – architects and designers. And it allows them to create a simulated real masterpieces, especially since some of them are very ancient history … "I like a wallpaper …" Mythical Kozma bars, the author of the line was saved thanks to a good, though grammatically incorrect, pun intended. Nevertheless, the wallpaper on which our hero gazing at the beginning of XIX century, in fact, could be a designer "Highlight" of the premises. And just because of what is …

an imitation! Indeed, despite the fact that, formally, the first paper wallpaper appeared in China has for two centuries BC, the triumphal procession, they started only the Enlightenment in Europe. And precisely because it allowed high quality and relatively inexpensive to imitate the expensive and rare fabrics (silk and gobelin). The fact that in the XVII century, learned at an industrial scale to do so called "fake silk. In fact, it was the composition of sub-standard silk thread, "artistic" pasted on primed paper. The quality of simulation was very high: it is enough to say that such Wallpapers were decorated with the Louvre and the palace of Cardinal de Richelieu.