The Shell book of the home in Britain : decoration, design, and construction of vernacular interiors, 1500-1850 / James Ayres.

Main entry:

Ayres, James, author.

Title & Author:

The Shell book of the home in Britain : decoration, design, and construction of vernacular interiors, 1500-1850 / James Ayres.

Publication:

London ; Boston : Faber & Faber, 1981.

Description:

253 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm

Notes:
Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-230) and index.

Summary:

Takes a close look at the architectural details, furniture, decoration, heating, and lighting of British homes built before 1850.

ISBN:

0571116256
9780571116256

Subject:

Architecture, Domestic Great Britain.
Interior architecture Great Britain.
Vernacular architecture Great Britain.
Decoration and ornament Great Britain.
Architecture domestique Grande-Bretagne.
Architecture intérieure Grande-Bretagne.
Architecture vernaculaire Grande-Bretagne.
Décoration et ornement Grande-Bretagne.
Architecture, Domestic.
Decoration and ornament.
Interior architecture.
Vernacular architecture.
Innenarchitektur
Volksarchitektur
Interieurkunst.
Great Britain.
Großbritannien
Great Britain Residences Interior design, 1500-1850

Holdings:

Location: Library main 34309
Call No.: ID:88-B5759
Status: Available

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