Theater Production: Scene Design: Interior design & Furniture

Reprinted pages from the Decorative Art Yearbook, which reported the best architecture, interior design, furniture, ceramics, metalware and glass design from 1900 - the 1970s. Selections are grouped by decade providing a summary of trends and styles.

A comprehensive survey of the major historical periods of interior architecture and decorative styles, The History of Interior Design & Furniture features more than 175 new illustrations, including over 150 full color 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.

Paintings and watercolors, mostly dating from 1770 to 1860 and coming from all over Europe, Russia, and America, record with faithful accuracy the shape of a room, the pattern of a carpet, the furniture, pictures, fabrics, and wall coverings, the hang of the curtains and the fall of the light they admit. Together they provide a complete survey of domestic--and some more palatial--interiors portrayed in art from the ancient world to the late nineteenth century.

This comprehensive, full-color reference provides a global overview and spans the last 3,000 years of design. It includes more than 3,500 photographs of styles and forms, and profiles influential designers, craftsmen and key movements.

This well-known reference work remains in use decades after its initial publication. Measured drawings of European and North American furniture, selected from museum collections, from the 16th through 19th c. are followed as essays describing stylistic features, function, and location of the original. Types include chests, tables, chairs, dressing tables, desks, highboys, commodes, couches, etc. The book's most outstanding feature is the measured drawings; accurate to the nearest 1/16th of an inch, they are especially valuable for woodworkers creating detailed replicas.

Arranged by object type with detailed illustrations of period styles. Covers typical household objects such as furniture, ceramics, silver, and glass as well as needlework, toys, scientific instruments, sporting memorabilia, and East Asian art.