Design & the decorative arts : Victorian Britain 1837-1901 / Michael Snodin and John Styles
2004, 1st edition. London : V & A Publications. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, and clean. Item #440152
Physical description; 167 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 29 cm. Contents; 1. Introduction / John Styles ; Queen Victoria and her family / Suzanne Fagence Cooper ; The British Empire 1848 and 1902 / John Styles -- 2. Style / Michael Snodin ; The Gothic revival / Jim Cheshire ; The Battle of the styles / Suzanne Fagence Cooper ; Aestheticism / Linda Parry ; Arts and Crafts / Linda Parry -- 3. Who led taste? / Michael Snodin ; The Chuch / Jim Cheshire ; The Great Exhibition of the works of industry of all nations / Paul Greenhalgh ; The South Kensington Museum / Karen Livingstone ; William Morris / Linda Parry ; Commercial propaganda / Julia Bigham -- 4. Fashionable living / Christopher Breward ; Furnishing the home / Laura Houliston ; The Dining table / Ann Eatwell ; The Railways / Jim Cheshire -- 5. What was new? / John Styles ; Christopher Dresser / Karen Livingstone -- Furniture / Frances Collard -- Book illustartion and binding / Rowan Watson -- The photograph / Mark Haworth-Booth. Subjects; Victoria and Albert Museum. Decorative arts Great Britain History. Art England London. Interior decoration Great Britain. Decorative arts Great Britain History 19th century. Design 19th century Great Britain.
Price: €21.00