Book
Interiors : the home since 1700 / Steven Parissien.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781856695381
- ISBN: 1856695387
- Physical Description: 304 p. : col. ill., plans ; 26 cm.
- Publisher: London : Laurence King, 2009.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 302-303) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction : Interiors and the designer -- The wind of change: the European home in 1700 -- Anglo-Saxon rectitude: the proportional interior in Britain and America -- Expanding horizons: Rococo and Chinoiserie -- Principles and proportion: the Neoclassical interior -- The democratic interior: celebrating the middle-class home in the early nineteenth century -- Backwards and forwards: 1851 and all that -- The colour of industry: western interiors and the possibilities of technology -- Mammon confronted: Arts and Crafts and design reform -- Clean and bright: the age of electricity -- Form and function: modernism and Art Deco -- Safety first: celebrating the familiar -- Embracing the machine: the postwar interior -- One foot in the past: back to the future -- Technology harnessed?: new century, new directions. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Interior decoration > History. Middle class > Dwellings > History. Interior architecture > History. Architecture, Domestic > History. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Vancouver Community College.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Holdable? | Status | Due Date | Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downtown Library | NK 1860 P37 2009 (Text) | 33109009783549 | Stacks | Volume hold | Available | - |
