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Author:
Miller, Judith 1951-  Search this
Physical description:
440 pages : color illustrations ; 31 cm
Type:
Books
History
Date:
2006
©2006
Notes:
"Style and design from classical to contemporary."--Cover.
"A joint production from DK and The Price Guide Company"--Title page verso.
Includes index.
CHMNK copy 39088019605278 gift from Cecile Saretsky
Contents:
Decorative past, 4000BCE-1600CE -- Age of ornament, 1680-1760 -- Neoclassicism, 1760-1840 -- Age of excess, 1840-1900 -- Arts and crafts, 1880-1920 -- Art nouveau, 1880-1915 -- Birth of modernism, 1860-1920 -- Art deco, 1920-1940 -- Mid-century modern, 1940-1970 -- Postmodern and contemporary, 1970 onwards
Topic:
Antiques--History  Search this
Decoration and ornament--History  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1085816