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基本説明
Jeremy Cooper's survey contains an astonishing range of photographs and drawings: nearly 700 illustrations offer a uniquely comprehensive coverage of nineteenth-century furniture. Every major designer is represented, and the choice of pictures includes little-known pieces from private collections. Rare contemporary photographs of Victorian and Edwardian interiors show how the furniture formed part of complete decorative ensembles.
Full Description
Jeremy Cooper's classic survey, available again after some years out of print, contains an astonishing range of photographs and drawings offering uniquely comprehensive coverage of 19th-century furniture, from the Gothic revival to Art Nouveau. Every major designer is represented and the choice of pictures includes little-known furniture from private collections. A key book for collectors, dealers and scholars, this volume will also be of absorbing interest to anyone concerned with the history of design or interior decoration.
Contents
Preface * 1. A Matter of Style * 2. A. W. N. Pugin * 3. William Burges . 4. Geometric Gothic * 5. From `Nankin' to Bedford Park * 6. Morris and Company * 7. The Arts and Crafts Movement * 8. The `New Art' * 9. Heal's and Liberty's * Gazetteer of public collections of Victorian and Edwardian furniture * Bibliography * Location of illustrated furniture and drawings *