Interior design & decoration
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Interior design & decoration
Prentice Hall, c2007
6th ed
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Interior design and decoration
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Bibliography: p. 622-660
Includes index
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Description
A global and historical tour de force of interior design, this book explores the development of design from prehistoric cave paintings to the present. It looks at art from all parts of the world including India, China, Japan, Egypt, Spain, Italy, North and South America. It looks at how fashion has influenced interior design, the relationship between interior and exterior design and how developments in technologies and materials have influenced design trends. The pages are brought to life with excellent quality illustrations that demonstrate the variety of design styles and techniques presented.
Table of Contents
- PART 1 THE ANCIENT WORLD CHAPTER 1 DESIGN BEFORE HISTORY (BEFORE 3400 B.C.) Determinants of Prehistoric Design Stone Age Design Summary: Prehistoric Design CHAPTER 2 EGYPT (4500 B.C.--A.D. 30) Determinants of Egyptian Design Egyptian Furniture Egyptian Decorative Arts Summary: Egyptian Design CHAPTER 3 THE ANCIENT NEAR EAST (2800--331 B.C.) Determinants of Ancient Near Eastern Design Five Peoples of the Ancient Near East and Their Architecture Furniture of the Ancient Near East Decorative Arts of the Ancient Near East Summary: Ancient Near Eastern Design PART 2 THE CLASSICAL WORLD CHAPTER 4 GREECE (2800--146 B.C.) The Beginnings of the Classical World The Chronology of Greek Art Greek Architecture and Interiors Greek Furniture Greek Decorative Arts Summary: Ancient Greek Design CHAPTER 5 ROME (753 B.C.--A.D. 550) Determinants of Roman Design Roman Architecture and Interiors Roman Furniture Roman Decorative Arts Summary: Ancient Roman Design PART 3 THE MIDDLE AGES CHAPTER 6 THE Early CHRISTIAN AND BYZANTINE WORLD (A.D. 1--800
- 330--1453) Determinants of Early Christian and Byzantine Design Early Christian and Byzantine Architecture and Interiors Christian Symbols Early Christian and Byzantine Decorative Arts Summary: Early Christian and Byzantine Design CHAPTER 7 THE ROMANESQUE (c. 800--c. 1200) Determinants of Romanesque Design Romanesque Architecture and Interiors Romanesque Ornament Romanesque Furniture Romanesque Decorative Arts Summary: Romanesque Design CHAPTER 8 THE GOTHIC (1132--c. 1500) Determinants of Gothic Design Gothic Architecture and Interiors Gothic Ornament Gothic Furniture Gothic Decorative Arts Summary: Gothic Design CHAPTER 9 THE ISLAMIC WORLD (A.D. 622 TO THE PRESENT) Determinants of Islamic Design Islamic Architecture and Interiors Islamic Ornament Islamic Furniture Islamic Decorative Arts Summary: Islamic Design Looking for Character Looking for Quality PART 4 THE EAST CHAPTER 10 INDIA (2500 B.C. TO THE NINETEENTH CENTURY) Determinants of Indian Design Indian Architecture and Interiors Summary: Indian Design CHAPTER 11 CHINA (4000 B.B.--A.D. 1912) Determinants of Chinese Design Chinese Architecture and Interiors Chinese Ornament Chinese Furniture Chinese Decorative Arts Summary: Chinese Design CHAPTER 12 JAPAN 267 (A.D. 593--1867) Determinants of Japanese Design Japanese Architecture and Interiors Japanese Ornament Japanese Furniture Japanese Decorative Arts Summary: Japanese Design PART 5 THE RENAISSANCE CHAPTER 13 ITALY: RENAISSANCE TO NEOCLASSICAL (FIFTEENTH to EIGHTEENTH CENTURIES) Determinants of Italian Design Italian Architecture and Interiors Italian Furniture Italian Decorative Arts Summary: Italian Design CHAPTER 14 SPAIN: HISPANO-MOORISH TO NEOCLASSICAL (FIFTEENTH to EIGHTEENTH CENTURIES) Determinants of Spanish Design Spanish Architecture and Interiors Spanish Ornament Spanish Furniture Summary: Spanish Design CHAPTER 15 FRANCE: RENAISSANCE TO NEOCLASSICAL (FIFTEENTH to EIGHTEENTH CENTURIES) Determinants of French Design French Architecture and Interiors French Ornament French Furniture French Decorative Arts Summary: French Design CHAPTER 16 ENGLAND: RENAISSANCE TO NEOCLASSICAL (FIFTEENTH to EIGHTEENTH CENTURIES) Determinants of English Design English Architecture and Interiors English Ornament English Furniture English Decorative Arts Summary: English Design CHAPTER 17 AFRICA: PREHISTORY TO THE PRESENT Determinants of African Design African Architecture and Interiors African Ornament African Furniture Summary: African Design PART 6 THE NEW WORLD CHAPTER 18 PRE-COLUMBIAN AMERICA (BEFORE THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY) Central and South American Design North America Summary: Pre-Columbian American Design CHAPTER 19 EARLY AMERICA (SIXTEENTH to EIGHTEENTH CENTURIES) Determinants of Early American Design Early American Architecture and Interiors Early American Ornament Early American Decorative Arts Summary: Early American Design PART 7 THE MODERN WORLD Chapter 20 THE NINETEENTH CENTURY Determinants of Nineteenth-Century Design Nineteenth-Century Architecture and Interior Design Nineteenth-Century Decorative Arts Summary: Nineteenth-Century Design Chapter 21 THE TWENTIETH CENTURY Determinants of Twentieth-Century Design Twentieth -Century Architecture and Interior Design Twentieth -Century Decorative Arts Summary: Twentieth -Century Design
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