History of Interior Design and Furniture: From Ancient Egypt to Nineteenth-Century EuropeA comprehensive survey of the major historical periods of interior architecture and decorative styles, History of Interior Design & Furniture, Second Edition features more than 175 new illustrations, including over 150 full colour photographs. From Ancient Egypt to Nineteenth-Century Revival Styles that characterise the Victorian age, furniture and design are placed within the broader context of social, political, economic, and technological perspectives of each period. |
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Egypt c 3200341 В С | 1 |
Greece 50030 В С | 26 |
Rome 509 B C A D 476 | 46 |
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17th century Albert Museum arch architects arm supports arrangement Art Library balusters Baroque bronze cabriole legs carved caryatids ceiling chair chimneypiece classical cluded color columns constructed cornice craftsmen crest curved dado dado rail decorative detail dining doors drawers drawing room early ébéniste elements Empire employed English entablature example Figure floor frame France French frieze front gilt Gothic Greek hall Hôtel houses included influence inlay INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE Italy legs linenfold Louis XV style mahogany marble marquetry materials medieval ment Metropolitan Museum moldings motifs Museum of Art ormolu ornament painted Palladian panels pediment period piano nobile pilasters plaster rectangular Régence Regency relief residence Robert Adam Rococo Roman salon scrolls seat rail shapes sometimes space spatial staircase stairs stiles Storage Pieces stretcher structural stucco stylistic surface tablinum techniques tion trompe l'oeil ture typical veneer Victoria and Albert wall walnut wood