Title & Author:

The modern period room : the construction of the exhibited interior 1870 to 1950 / edited by Trevor Keeble, Brenda Martin and Penny Sparke.

Edition:

First edition.

Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2006.

Description:

xii, 196 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-184) and index.
The modern period room: a contradiction in terms? -- Interiors without walls: choice in context at MoDA -- Stopping the clock: the preservation and presentation of Linley Sambourne House, 18 Stafford Terrace -- The double life: the cultural construction of the exhibited interior in modern Japan -- The restoration of modern life: interwar houses on show in the Netherlands -- A man's house is his art: the Walker Art Center's Idea House Project and the marketing of domestic design 1941-1947 -- Domesticity on display: modelling the modern home in post-war Belgium (1945-1950) -- Kettles yard: Museum of Way of Life? -- Two Viennese refugees: Lucie Rie and her apartment -- The preservation and presentation of 2 Willow Road for the National Trust -- Photographs of a legacy: Dora Gordine and Dorich House.

Summary:

This collection of essays considers the interiors of the modern era and their reconstructions from different viewpoints. Exploring themes and examples by prestigious architects, the book reveals the specific coding of presented interior spaces.

Resources:
Table of contents
Publisher description
Table of contents only
Publisher description

ISBN:

0415374693 (hb ; alk. paper)
9780415374699 (hb ; alk. paper)
0415374707 (pb ; alk. paper)
9780415374705 (pb ; alk. paper)
0203099613 (ebk.)
9780203099612 (ebk.)

Subject:

Period rooms.
Interior decoration History 19th century.
Interior decoration History 20th century.
Museum exhibits.
Salles d'époque.
Décoration intérieure Histoire 19e siècle.
Décoration intérieure Histoire 20e siècle.
Objets exposés.
period rooms.
Interior decoration.
Stijlkamers.
Interieurs.
Woningen.
Tentoonstellingen.
Interior decoration 19th century.
Interior decoration 20th century.
1870-1950

Form/genre:

History.

Added entries:

Keeble, Trevor.
Martin, Brenda.
Sparke, Penny.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 252681
Call No.: BIB 182399
Status: Available