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Early Georgian Interiors (Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in Britis) Hardcover - 2005

by John Cornforth


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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 gorgeous book surveys the decorative schemes of these fabulous homes, considering the combined effects created by design, furniture, textiles, silver, and artworks.

John Cornforth, the foremost authority on British interiors of this era, covers a wide range of subjects. He discusses changing social practice and the uses to which rooms were put; the way that fashions in dress mirrored fashions in interiors; the impact of chinoiserie and Eastern styles that became prevalent due to burgeoning trade; the primacy of upholstery in beds, curtains, wall hangings, seat furniture, and case covers; the influence of decorator William Kent; and the ways that collections of art were integrated into designs. And he concludes with detailed case studies of eight preeminent country houses.

Engagingly written and generously illustrated, this book is certain to appeal to anyone who maintains, restores, or enjoys visiting historic houses.

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  • Title Early Georgian Interiors (Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in Britis)
  • Author John Cornforth
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 372
  • Publisher Paul Mellon Center BA, New Haven, CT
  • Date February 11, 2005
  • ISBN 9780300103304

About the author

John Cornforth has been the architecture editor for "Country Life "magazine" "for many years. He has also acted as architectural consultant to the National Trust, the Victoria and Albert Museum, and numerous private owners.

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New Haven, Connecticut / London: Yale University Press, 2004. Hardcover. VG. Red cloth over boards; Color pictorial dj.; Color illus. endpapers; 360 pp.; 458 bw and color figures. An in-depth look at early Georgian interiors--how rooms were used, how fashions in dress influenced fashions in interior design, the influence of Eastern style, and much more. Extensive text. Lavishly illustrated. Cornforth was a foremost expert on British interiors of this era, and he passed away just as this book was nearing completion. Contents as follows: Aspects of early Georgian fashion and taste -- The uses of rooms and changing social practice, 1685-1760 -- The primacy of upholstery -- Aspects of display -- William Kent and architectural decoration -- Parade, comfort, and variety, 1740-60 -- The rise of historical thinking -- The role of pictures in decoration -- The influence of the Orient on decoration -- Planning and sequences of decoration, 1720-60.Heavy.
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