Early Georgian interiors / John Cornforth.

Main entry:

Cornforth, John, 1937-2004.

Title & Author:

Early Georgian interiors / John Cornforth.

Publication:

Description:

360 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 32 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-350) and index.
Aspects of early Georgian fashion and taste -- The uses of rooms and changing social practice, 1685-1760 -- The primacy of upholstery -- Aspects of display -- William Kent and architectural decoration -- Parade, comfort, and variety, 1740-60 -- The rise of historical thinking -- The role of pictures in decoration -- The influence of the Orient on decoration -- Planning and sequences of decoration, 1720-60.

Summary:

"The interiors of the great country and town houses built in Britain in the eighteenth century were splendid creations, increasingly extravagant as fashions changed and aristocratic home owners attempted to outdo one another. This book surveys the decorative schemes of these fabulous homes, considering the combined effects created by design, furniture, textiles, silver, and artworks."--Jacket.

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Contributor biographical information
Publisher description
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ISBN:

0300103301 (cloth ; alk. paper)
9780300103304 (cloth ; alk. paper)

Subject:

Interior decoration Great Britain History 18th century.
Decoration and ornament Georgian style.
Architecture, Domestic Great Britain.
Architecture, Georgian Great Britain.
Décoration intérieure Grande-Bretagne Histoire 18e siècle.
Décoration et ornement Style Georgian.
Architecture domestique Grande-Bretagne.
Architecture Georgian Grande-Bretagne.
Architecture, Domestic.
Architecture, Georgian.
Interior decoration.
Interieurkunst.
Great Britain.

Form/genre:

History.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 234015
Call No.: NK2043.A1 C67 2004
Status: Available

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