Victorian and Edwardian Decor
Author | : Jeremy Cooper |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 260 |
Release | : 1987 |
ISBN-10 | : PSU:000033015125 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (25 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: For several years this has been the standard text on nineteenth-century British furniture, which continues to be the focus of an extraordinary growth of interest in the United States and throughout Europe.This exhaustive survey of a rich and rewarding chapter in the history of the decorative arts contains an astonishing range of photographs and drawings: more than six hundred illustrations, many of them in color, offer a uniquely comprehensive look at nineteenth-century furniture from the Gothic Revival to Art Nouveau. Every major designer is represented, including William Morris, Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Christopher Dresser, and the choice of pictures includes a wealth of little-known furniture from private collections, much of which has never before been illustrated.A cheerful text enhanced by lavish picture layouts. -- The New York Times