Early Georgian interiors / John Cornforth.
Early Georgian interiors / John Cornforth.
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Publisher
New Haven : Yale University Press, 2004.
Date
2004.
Call Numbers
NF747.0942/ 1
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
ix, 360 p. : col. ill. ; 32 cm.
Contents
1. Aspects of early Georgian fashion and taste -- 2. The uses of rooms and changing social practice, 1685-1760 -- 3. The primacy of upholstery -- 4. Aspects of display -- 5. William Kent and architectural decoration -- 6. Parade, comfort and variety, 1740-60 -- 7. The rise of historical thinking --...
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Publisher
New Haven : Yale University Press, 2004.
Place of Publication
Connecticut
Date Published
2004.
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State Reference Library copy: To be issued in Supervised Use Area.
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Summary
"The interiors of the great country and town houses built in Britain in the eighteenth century were splendid creations, increasingly extravagant as fashions changed and aristocratic home owners attempted to outdo one another. This book surveys the decorative schemes of these fabulous homes, considering the combined effects created by design, furnit...
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Early Georgian interiors / John Cornforth.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Call Numbers
NF747.0942/ 1
Record Identifier
74VKp5db80KZ
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKp5db80KZ
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ISBN
0300103301 (cl : alk. paper)
9780300103304 (cl : alk. paper)
DDC
747.094209033
MMS ID
991019477669702626
