Styles: Compendium of Interior
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| Rating | : | 4.62 (652 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 2843237203 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 377 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-03-20 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The first part starts with the Medieval era and ends with the twentieth century, while the second is devoted to the roots of design from the Belle Époque to contemporary aesthetics.Each style has its own elegance, its function, and its reason for being. Each style comes back, at one time or another, to haunt new decades short of references. Aside from clothes, the most immediate extension of the human body is the decor in which it evolves. Thus, the periods overlap each other: yesterday via nineteenth century s historicism, and today with the rise of all the retro fashions.But regardless of the choices one makes, what is fascinating in the organization of an architectural volume is that it always speaks of its own time. It is to this coming together of the mental and the ornamental, as well as to the dialogue between form and content, that this work, with its abundant and eloquent iconography, is dedicated The chapters wed the chronology of the styles that followed one another using, as examples, the most beautiful houses in the world. And it often does so very well.. From interior architecture to interior life, the distance is often slight
"Great coffee table book" according to veronica s. I am really enjoying browsing this enormous volume. Great photos and information and as someone with a casual interest in decorating and interior design, it's great. I also love the hot red-pink color of the book. It's very dramatic looking. The author's text is a little pompous at times but overall I found it useful. It's not really an academic text on the subject a. "Contents are great--the covers not so" according to Elizabeth Ewing. The book is great, offering a brief history of styles through the ages. Have added it to my design library. The condition of the book was not great--I had to do some major repairs to the make the front and back covers remain with the rest of the book. As long as I handle it carefully, it suffices. However, I was not expecting a brand new book
--.Styles is an essential educational tool for any decor fan; plus it looks fantastic on a coffee table --Harpers Bazaar . Francois Baudot gives a concise, room-by-room history of five centuries of the decorative arts