Furniture : from Rococo to Art Deco / Adrianna Boidi Sassone
2000, 1st edition. Köln ; London : Evergreen. Near fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #443247
ISBN: 3822865176
Physical description; 814 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm. Contents; Furniture of the 18th century : Italy / Andrea Disertori and Anna M. Necchi Disertori. Italian furniture of the 18th century ; The great centres of production -- France / Alessandra Ponte. French furniture of the 18th century ; Woods and decorative techniques ; A short dictionary of cabinet- and furniture makers -- England / Alessandra Ponte. The legacy of the 17th century and the Queen Anne style ; Early Georgian style ; Chippendale, Adam, Hepplewhite -- Other European countries / Massimo Griffo. The situation in Europe ; German furniture: late Baroque and early Rococo ; German furniture: from Rococo to Neoclassicism ; The 18th century in other European countries -- Interiors / Andreina Griseri. Nature and design in 18th century interiors -- Furniture of the 19th century : Italy / Elisabetta Cozzi and Alessandra Ponte. The styles of the century ; Centres of production: 1780-1860 ; Late 19th century eclecticism -- France / Adriana Boidi Sassone. The origins of the Empire style ; Classical styles ; Eclecticism -- England : Alessandra Ponte. In pursuit of comfort ; From Sheraton to the Regency ; Victorian eclecticism ; America between England and France -- Other European countries / Massimo Griffo. The spread of the Empire style ; Biedermeier ; Revivalism ; Spanish and Portuguese furniture -- Interiors / Gianni Carlo Sciolla. Empire and Restauration design ; The many faces of eclecticism -- Furniture of the 20th century : Art nouveau / Ornella Selvafolta. Introduction to art nouveau ; The Europe of art nouveau ; Art nouveau in Italy -- Art Deco / Ornella Selvafolte. Introduction to art deco ; Art deco furniture -- Appendix : Glossary ; Wood and ornamentation. Subjects; Furniture History. Furniture Styles. Furniture design History. Furniture 18th century. Furniture 19th century. Furniture 20th century.
Price: €60.00