Screen LibraryClassical interiors : historical and contemporary /
"Classical design employs a rich language developed across twenty-five centuries and many cultures. It is a language of details understood worldwide, with its powerful vocabulary of subtle nuance and inflection. ... a spectacular presentation of the myriad varieties of classical forms, demonstr...
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Rizzoli,
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| Publisher Address: | New York, NY : |
| Publication Dates: | 2013. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
"Classical design employs a rich language developed across twenty-five centuries and many cultures. It is a language of details understood worldwide, with its powerful vocabulary of subtle nuance and inflection. ... a spectacular presentation of the myriad varieties of classical forms, demonstrates the enduring lessons of traditional interiors for designers and architects today."--Jacket flap. |
| Carrier Form: | 516 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780847840991 (cloth) : 0847840999 |
| Index Number: | NK1710 |
| CLC: | TU238.2-64 |
| Call Number: | TU238.2-64/D747 |
| Contents: |
Survey of classical interior design -- Grand tour as influence on neoclassical design / Classical revival in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries -- Re-creating the past -- The revival of modern classicism through education of designers and craftsmen -- Ornament : a source of beauty / Proportions of interiors / |