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A History of Interior Design
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A History of Interior Design tells the story of 6,000 years of domestic and public space. It's an essential resource for students, professionals, and anyone interested in interior design, the decorative arts, architecture, and art history. It explores a broad range of styles and movements, weaving together a fascinating narrative from cave dwellings and temple architecture, through Gothic cathedrals and Islamic palaces, to modern skyscrapers and the retail spaces of the 21st-century.
This fully updated fifth edition includes:
- More on the contributions of women designers and architects
- Additional coverage of furniture, product design, and decoration
- Numerous new examples of diverse modern styles from around the world
- Over 700 images, more than 300 of which are new or color replacements for black and white photos
- An extra final chapter focusing on the influence of the latest technology and current thinking on the importance of conservation and ethical sourcing
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Yes, you can access A History of Interior Design by John Pile,Judith Gura,Drew Plunkett in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Architecture & Interior Design. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Table of Contents
- A HISTORY OF INTERIOR DESIGN
- Copyright
- Preface
- INTRODUCTION Designing Interiors
- CHAPTER ONE: Prehistory to Early Civilizations
- CHAPTER TWO: Classical Civilizations: Greece and Rome
- CHAPTER THREE: Early Christian, Byzantine, and Romanesque
- CHAPTER FOUR: Islamic and Asian Traditions
- CHAPTER FIVE: The Later Middle Ages
- CHAPTER SIX: The Renaissance in Italy
- CHAPTER SEVEN: Baroque and Rococo in Italy and Northern Europe
- CHAPTER EIGHT: Renaissance, Baroque, and Rococo in France and Spain
- CHAPTER NINE: Renaissance to Georgian in the Low Countries and England
- CHAPTER TEN: Colonial and Federal America
- CHAPTER ELEVEN: The Regency, Greek Revival, and the Industrial Revolution
- CHAPTER TWELVE: The Victorian Era
- CHAPTER THIRTEEN: The Aesthetic Movements
- CHAPTER FOURTEEN: Eclecticism and a New World
- CHAPTER FIFTEEN: Art Nouveau and the Viennese Secession
- CHAPTER SIXTEEN: The Emergence of Modernism
- CHAPTER SEVENTEEN: Modernism
- CHAPTER EIGHTEEN: Art Deco
- CHAPTER NINETEEN: Modernist Design in Europe
- CHAPTER TWENTY: Modernist Design in the United States
- CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE: The Post-War World 1945–80
- CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO: Postmodernism
- CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE: Computers, Conservation, and Moral Concerns
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
- End User License Agreement