Interior Design and Decoration

by Abercrombie, Stanley; Whiton, Sherrill

• ISBN13: 9780131944046
• ISBN10: 0131944045
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-08-04
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

Addressing interior design and decoration from the ancients to the moderns, this text describes the dominant influences of fashion design and focuses on the close relationship between interior design and the architecture of our times. With the Sixth Edition ofInterior Design and Decoration, Stanley Abercrombie continues the revival of this time-tested and well-respected text-first published in 1937-to make it meet the needs of todayrs"s teachers and students. In his second revision of Sherrill Whitonrs"s classic text, Abercrombie presents the full history of interior design-during all periods and throughout all regions-in a manner that facilitates easy comparisons among different times, places, and styles.

Table of Contents

The Ancient World

Design Before History (Before 3400 B.C.) Determinants of Prehistoric Design Stone Age Design Summary: Prehistoric Design

Egypt (4500 B.C. A.D. 30) Determinants of Egyptian Design Egyptian Furniture Egyptian Decorative Arts Summary: Egyptian Design

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

The Classical World

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

Rome (753 B.C. A.D. 550) Determinants of Roman Design Roman Architecture and Interiors Roman Furniture Roman Decorative Arts Summary: Ancient Roman Design

The Middle Ages

The Early Christian and Byzantine World (A.D. 1800; 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

The Romanesque (c. 800 c. 1200) Determinants of Romanesque Design Romanesque Architecture and Interiors Romanesque Ornament Romanesque Furniture Romanesque Decorative Arts Summary: Romanesque Design

The Gothic (1132 c. 1500) Determinants of Gothic Design Gothic Architecture and Interiors Gothic Ornament Gothic Furniture Gothic Decorative Arts Summary: Gothic Design

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

The East

India (2500 B.C. to the Nineteenth Century) Determinants of Indian Design Indian Architecture and Interiors Summary: Indian Design

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

Japan 267 (A.D. 593 1867) Determinants of Japanese Design Japanese Architecture and Interiors Japanese Ornament Japanese Furniture Japanese Decorative Arts Summary: Japanese Design

The Renaissance

Italy: Renaissance to Neoclassical (Fifteenth to Eighteenth Centuries) Determinants of Italian Design Italian Architecture and Interiors Italian Furniture Italian Decorative Arts Summary: Italian Design

Spain: Hispano-Moorish to Neoclassical (Fifteenth to Eighteenth Centuries) Determinants of Spanish Design Spanish Architecture and Interiors Spanish Ornament Spanish Furniture Summary: Spanish Design

France: Renaissance to Neoclassical (Fifteenth to Eighteenth Centuries) Determinants of French Design French Architecture and Interiors French Ornament French Furniture French Decorative Arts

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