EIGHTEENTH CENTURY DECORATION: DESIGN AND DOMESTIC INTERIOR IN ENGLAND

Saumarez-Smith, Charles

ISBN 10: 0297830511 / ISBN 13: 9780297830511

Verlag: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1993

Beschreibung

Hard cover in very good condition. First Edition 1993. Publishers' original green cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. Half title page mildly damp stained. Otherwise contents are complete, clean, crisp and free from annotations or inscriptions. Dust jacket in good condition, minor internal foxing/ damp stain, small closed tear upper right hand corner, edgeworn and edgecreased due to shelfwear. Please note, this is a heavy oversized book, therefore additional postage may be requested from international orders.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers ABE-1656255725056

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: EIGHTEENTH CENTURY DECORATION: DESIGN AND DOMESTIC INTERIOR IN ENGLAND
• Verlag: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
• Erscheinungsjahr: 1993
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 0297830511
• ISBN-13: 9780297830511
• Einband: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Profusely Illustrated
• Auflage: 1st Edition
• Zustand: Very Good
• Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good

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Inhaltsangabe

"Eighteenth Century Decoration" is a history of design and interiors. It concentrates on the appearance of rooms at all levels of society and charts the emergence of the professional designer and decorator. For this book, Charles Saumarez Smith has amassed over 400 contemporary illustrations, including architects' drawings, pattern books, conversation pieces and satirical prints and, together with letters and literature of the day, he provides the most complete account of the 18th century interior to date. His expert knowledge reveals the changing role of the architect in the planning of interiors, explores the artistic conventions which determined how rooms were depicted and brings fascinating perceptions into the broader aspects of society. This illustrated source book should be invaluable to anyone interested in interior design and decoration.

Reseña del editor

Following in the tradition of Authentic Decor, Eighteenth Century Decoration is a well-researched historical and pictorial survey and classic reference work on interior design in eighteenth-century England.