Victorian Designs for the Home
Charles Newton(Author)
V & A Publications (Publisher)
Published on 30. May 2003
Book
Paperback/Softback
128 pages
978-1-85177-289-6 (ISBN)
Description
A survey of Victorian style and design, covering key movements and featuring seminal work by key designers - from Morris and de Morgan to Voysey and Mackintosh. The Victorian period (from 1837 to 1901) produced a wealth of innovative design. It was characterised by diversity and conflicting desires for tradition and progress which gave rise to a rich variety of styles such as revivals of Gothic and Rococo, a new fascination with the East in Japonisme and the appearance of Art Nouveau and the Arts and Crafts Movement. Elaborate designs for furniture by Pugin and Burges, or ceramics and silver by Mackintosh and Knox, are seen alongside actual pieces as they were eventually created, while a range of room designs reflect changing tastes in form and colour and different lifestyles.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
V & A Publishing
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
Illustrations
125 illustrations, (50 colour )
Dimensions
Height: 270 mm
Width: 211 mm
Weight
618 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85177-289-6 (9781851772896)
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