EIGHTEENTH CENTURY DECORATION: DESIGN AND DOMESTIC INTERIOR IN ENGLAND

Saumarez-Smith, Charles

ISBN 10: 0297830511 / ISBN 13: 9780297830511

Published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1993

About this Item

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.

Seller Inventory # ABE-1656255725056

Bibliographic Details

• Title: EIGHTEENTH CENTURY DECORATION: DESIGN AND DOMESTIC INTERIOR IN ENGLAND
• Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
• Publication Date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0297830511
• ISBN 13: 9780297830511
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Profusely Illustrated
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Good

About this title

Synopsis

"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.

Product Description

407 pages with 190 colour and 200 black-and-white illustrations