The Edwardian house : the middle-class home in Britain, 1880-1914
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The Edwardian house : the middle-class home in Britain, 1880-1914
(Studies in design and material culture)
Manchester University Press , Distributed exclusively in the USA and Canada by St. Martin's Press, c1993
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-204) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This book covers the most prolific house-building period in British history, resulting in the growth of the leafy middle-class suburb. With the first part of the book looking at Edwardian society and the general background to the design of Edwardian houses, the second part looks in more detail at the enormous range of decorative fittings available and the cultural, technical and economic reasons behind the design choices that were made. -- .
Table of Contents
- Introduction - Edwardian society
- the origins of the Edwardian house
- the dissemination of taste
- homes and gardens
- middle-class suburbs
- landowners and building trades
- the houses - exteriors and interiors
- exteriors
- lighting, heating and plumbing
- fireplaces
- doors and doorways
- windows
- ceilings and cornices
- walls and floors
- stairways
- fitted furniture.
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