English Decoration in the 18th Century
London: Barrie & Jenkins, 1974. Hardbound. Green cloth with gilt letters on spine. 288 pp., 40 color and 234 bw plates; weighs 3 lbs. VG (Average edge wear, no dust jacket.). Item #146787
ISBN: 0214200337
"The aim of this book is to relate fashions and practices in English decoration in the classical period to contemporary documents and to show how many of them grew out of social attitudes and changing patterns of behaviour. Consequently the book is not a technical manual, although it contains a certain amout of material of a practical nature, but rather it is intended as a guide to sources of ideas and information: it is as much about 'why' as 'how.'" (intro) A wonderful reference, with profuse illustrations.
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