English Decoration in the 18th Century
London: Barrie & Jenkins, 1978. Hardcover. Forest green cloth boards with gilt spine lettering. Color-illustrated dust jacket with green lettering. 288 pp. 32 unnumbered pages of plates. Illustrations, facsimilies, plans. VG-/VG- light wear to book at edges and corners, light interior foxing. light wear and minor soiling to dust jacket. Item #172210
ISBN: 9780214205521
Contents: The concept of the decorator -- The quicksands of style and fashion -- The uses of houses and their arrangement -- The practice of the upholsterer -- Colour and the painter's craft -- The treatment of floors -- Lighting and heating -- Attitudes to pictures and picture hanging -- Ladies' amusements -- Care and housekeeping -- A matter of balance -- Selected bibliography -- References -- Index.
OCLC: 5099951
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