Description: The English Interior 1500 to 1900 by Ralph Dutton published by B. T. Batsford Ltd, London, 1948. First Edition. Illustrated with drawings, diagrams, and reproductions from photographs. Hardcover with dust jacket. In this book, Ralph Dutton explores the various developments of styles, movements, and trends that contributed to the beauty of British interior architecture, decoration and ornament, starting when the first waves of the Renaissance were beginning to reach England from Italy, France and the Low Countries. He continues through the period of Inigo Jones and Wren to the great Palladian masters of the 18th Century, Vanbrugh, Hawksmoor, Gibb and the rest. The age of the Adam brothers follows, but with the erection of Horace Walpole's Strawberry Hill decadence set in, and, on the 19th Century he traces the decline in taste to its nadir at the time of the Great Exhibition, and he follows its hesitant improvement through the influence of Morris, Webb, Norman Shaw, Voysey and others. CONTENTS: PREFACE ACKNOWLEDGMENT INTRODUCTION CONTINENTAL INFLUENCE (1500-1625) THE FLORESCENCE OF DESIGN (1625-1710） THE AGE OF SPLENDOUR (1710-1820） THE DECAY OF TASTE (1820-1900) INDEX CONDITION: This book is in acceptable condition. Tight binding, clean text. The cover is very worn, scuffed, ripped, torn, chipped, stained, and has edge wear. The name of previous owner is written on the endpaper at the front of the book. Pages have turned yellow from age. Foxing to paper commensurate with age. There is a stain on the tail (the bottom part of the book). Pages 187 to 190 are no longer attached to the spine but are still present. The dust jacket is brittle, worn, scuffed, torn, chipped, ripped, and tape was applied by previous owner to some of the tears but it will come with a clear cover to protect it from further damage. Please see pictures. THE PICTURES ARE TO BE CONSIDERED AS PART OF THE DESCRIPTION. PLEASE REVIEW THEM FOR A BETTER IDEA OF CONDITION.
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Book Title: The English Interior 1500 to 1900
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Book Series: Batsford Books
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Publisher: B. T. Batsford Ltd.
Original Language: English
Inscribed: No
Edition: First Edition
Vintage: Yes
Personalize: No
Publication Year: 1948
Type: Interior Design & Architecture book
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Illustrator: various
Era: 1500s to 1900s
Author: Ralph Dutton
Personalized: No
Features: Dust Jacket, Illustrated, 1st Edition
Genre: Architecture, Art History, Interior design, Fashion, Nonfiction, Non-fiction, Decorative Arts, Home Decorating, Antiquarian & Collectible, Art & Culture, Historical, History
Topic: Art, Furniture, frescoes candlesticks, paintings, bathrooms, beds, bedrooms, chimneys, fireplaces, billiard room, corridors, doors, doorways, lighting curtains, cushions, 19th Century Cast-Iron Buildings, ironwork, Windows, glass, British Architectural House Styles, Home Decor, decorating, Architecture, Victorian Furniture, Gothic Furniture, Art Nouveau, Antiquaries, England, Interior Design Style, Japanese style, Chinese style, conservatories, galleries, libraries, staircases, ceilings, Commonwealth Period, tapestries, panelling, Tudor And Elizabethan Furniture, Stuart Style Furniture, Abbeys, palaces, castles, chapels, houses, Jacobean Furniture, gardens, kitchens, lavatories, Photography
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
