Design & The Decorative Arts: Britain 1500-1900
by Michael Snodin & John Styles
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- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good+
- ISBN 10
- 1851773495
- ISBN 13
- 9781851773497
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About This Item
2001 large white softcover in very good condition, some wear to covers, good binding. US media mail for shipping. This work tells the story of design and decorative art in Britain from the time of Henry VIII to the reign of Queen Victoria. It shows how Britain's rise during this period to become the most powerful nation on earth was reflected in her art, architecture and design, in the way that people lived, and in the increasing quantity and quality of things made in Britain, from furniture to fashionable textiles and from porcelain to elegant silverware. Matching the royal dynasties of the period, the book is divided into the three major sections: Tudor and Stuart Britain; Georgian Britain and Victorian Britain, each looking at the achievements of British design in different and revealing ways. Key themes - "Style", "Who Led Taste", "Fashionable Living" and "What Was New" - form a framework for each section, within the broader historical context. Separate chapters deal with not only what things looked like, but also how they were made and how they fitted into daily life, who decided what was fashionable, and how key technical innovations changed the world. The text sets out to provide a fascinating picture of the changing nature of British design from the time of the Tudors to the Victorian period when Britain was seen as "the workshop of the world". The illustrations are taken chiefly from the V and A's collections of British art and design.
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- Bookseller
- Poco Productions (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7121poco
- Title
- Design & The Decorative Arts: Britain 1500-1900
- Author
- Michael Snodin & John Styles
- Format/Binding
- Very good binding
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 1851773495
- ISBN 13
- 9781851773497
- Publisher
- Victoria and Albert Museum.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2001
- Keywords
- The Decorative Arts: Britain
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art - Europe;
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