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The V&A guide to period styles : 400 years of British art and design

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  • Object Type

    book

  • Name/Title
    The V&A guide to period styles : 400 years of British art and design
  • Primary Maker

    Morna Hinton

     Anna Jackson

  • Contributor/Publisher
    V&A Publications
  • Place
    London, England, United Kingdom
  • Date
    2002
  • Physical Description

    176 p. : ill. (some col.), ports. (some col.) ; 25 cm.

  • ISBN/ISSN
    0810965909
  • Level of Current Record
    Bib record
  • Member Object

    1 item in this collection. View all items.

  • Subject Category

    Decoration and ornament--Great Britain/Library of Congress subject headings

    Interior decoration--Great Britain

    Architecture--Great Britain/Library of Congress subject headings

  • Content
    Renaissance
    Jacobean
    Restoration
    Baroque
    Palladianism
    Rococo
    Chinoiserie
    Neoclassicism
    Medieval Revival
    Regency Classicism
    Chinese & Indian Styles
    Gothic Revival
    French Style
    Classical & Renaissance Revival
    Influences from beyond Europe
    Influence of Japan
    Aestheticism
    Arts and Crafts
    Scottish School.
  • Public Access Text

    This book explores styles of British decorative art from the time of Henry VIII to the death of Queen Victoria. Nearly twenty styles are featured, ranging from the introduction of European Renaissance ornament at the Tudor courts through the splendour of the Baroque, the elegance of Neoclassicism and the romance of the Medieval Revival, to the innovative and striking work of the Arts and Crafts Movement in the late nineteenth century.

    "A combination of detailed photographs and lucid explanatory text conveys the key visual characteristics of each style. Significant designers, patrons and arbiters of taste are introduced, along with the major buildings and interiors for which they were responsible."--BOOK JACKET.

  • Collection Type
    Applied Arts Library
  • Copyright
    All rights reserved
  • Last Update
    19 Dec 2023
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