History of Interior Design and Furniture: From Ancient Egypt to Nineteenth-Century Europe, 2nd Edition

by Robbie G. Blakemore

• ISBN13: 9780471464334
• ISBN10: 0471464333
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-11-01
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

A comprehensive survey of the major historical periods of interior architecture and decorative styles, History of Interior Design & Furniture, Second Edition features more than 175 new illustrations, including over 150 full colour photographs. From Ancient Egypt to Nineteenth-Century Revival Styles that characterise the Victorian age, furniture and design are placed within the broader context of social, political, economic, and technological perspectives of each period.

Author Biography

ROBBIE G. BLAKEMORE, PhD, is Professor Emeritus of The University of Tennessee at Knoxville. A nationally known scholar of interior design, she is a two-time winner of the Outstanding Educator Award in Interior Design at The University of Tennessee, as well as numerous other grants and awards. She is also a member of the Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC). She has taught interior design at The Ohio State University, Florida State University, University of Illinois, and Michigan State University.

Table of Contents

Preface.

1. Egypt, c. 3200–341 B.C.

2. Greece, 500–30 B.C.

3. Rome, 509 B.C.–A.D. 476.

4. Middle Ages, 1150–1550.

5. Italian Renaissance, 1460–1600.

6. French Renaissance, 1450–1600.

7. English Renaissance, 1500–1660.

8. Italian Baroque, 1600–1700.

9. French Baroque, 1600–1715.

10. English Baroque, 1660–1702.

11. French Rococo, 1700–1760.

12. Early Georgian, England, 1715–1760.

13. Early French Neoclassic, 1760–1789.

14. Early English Neoclassic, 1770–1810.

15. Late French Neoclassic, 1789–1820.

16. Late English Neoclassic, 1810–1830.

17. Nineteenth-Century French Revival Styles, 1815–1870.

18. Nineteenth-Century English Revival Styles, 1830–1901.

Glossary.

Visual Glossary.

Selected Bibliography.

Index.