"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 ...
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"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.
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VG (Boards are lightly edgeworn; top edge of textblock is lightly foxed; interior is clean; binding is solid. ). VG-(DJ is lightly edgeworn; glue remnants from a sticker remain on the front. ) Green cloth with gilt lettering; colorfully illustrated green DJ with white and light pink lettering; 407 pp. richly illustrated. Includes grand town and country homes as well as middle-class houses; illustrated with drawings and paintings of the period, including those by Hogarth, Zoffany and Devis; a milestone in the history of interior design.
