Encyclopedia of interior design. /

Bahman, Joanna, ed.

Encyclopedia of interior design. / editor, Joanna Banham ; picture editor, Leanda Shrimpton. - London : Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, c1997. - 2 v. : ill. 29 cm.

Contents : v.1 A-L -- v.2 M-Z.

and those dealing with topics such as room types,decoration and particular items of furniture.Included are several longer survey articles relating to individual countries,periods and styles.The scope is confined to secular interiors.Presents inetvitable biases on :uppper middle-class and aristocratic interiors because in they represent the most well-documented and best preserved examples ,and are often where changes in style,new fashions or technology are most clearly reflected Provides description and analysis of a range of subjects and individuals related to the history of interiors.Entries are arranged in aphabetical order and into two broad categories:those on individuals ,encompassing architects,critics,designers,makers and patrons the space devoted to individuals and examples dating from the 19th and 20th centuries,due to the comparative wealth of documentation and scholarship exising on these periods.

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