Main entry:

Thornton, Peter, 1925-2007.

Title & Author:

The Italian Renaissance interior, 1400-1600 / Peter Thornton.

Publication:

New York : H.N. Abrams, 1991.

Description:

407 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 368-397) and index.
pt. 1. The architectural shell and its embellishment. -- The chimney piece -- Windows -- Doors -- Walls -- Ceilings -- Floors -- pt. 2. Furnishings. -- Materials and techniques -- Beds, canopies and the Lettuccio -- Seats and seat-furniture -- Chests -- Tables -- Cupboards, desks and cabinets -- Mirrors and the Restello -- The furniture of hygiene -- The realm of women -- Flowers and vegetation indoors -- Icons and other wondrous things -- pt. 3. Architectural planning. -- The distribution of rooms -- The Camera and the Sala -- The Anticamera -- The more private rooms -- The apartment -- Other rooms, other levels -- pt. 4. Crating the interior. -- Costs -- Fashion and the spread of ideas -- Patrons and clients -- Architects and other designers -- The Maestro di Casa and his staff -- Women's influence -- Diagrams -- Inventories -- Abbreviated titles.

ISBN:

0810934590
9780810934597

Subject:

Decorative arts, Renaissance Italy.
Decorative arts Italy.
Decoration and ornament Italy.
Arts décoratifs Italie.
Décoration et ornement Italie.
Arts décoratifs de la Renaissance Italie.
Decoration and ornament
Decorative arts
Decorative arts, Renaissance
Innenarchitektur
Innenraum
Interieur
Renaissance
Interieurkunst.
Interior decoration Italy History.
Italy
Italien

Holdings:

Location: Library main 67929
Call No.: ID PLS; ID:91-B3521
Status: Available