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English decoration and furniture of the later XVIIIth century (1760-1820) : an account of its development and characteristic forms / by M. Jourdain

Margaret Jourdain

RA Collection: Book

Record number

22/813

Author

Imprint

New York; London: Charles Scribner's Sons, 597-599 Fifth Avenue; B. T. Batsford Ltd., 94 High Holborn, [1922]

Physical Description

2 preliminary leaves, vii, v-xvi, 269 pages : frontispiece, illustrations, plates ; 36 cm.

Series Title

The Library of decorative art: 4

General Note

The printer is named at the foot of page 269: `Printed in Great Britain by Morrison and Gibb Ltd, Edinburgh.’
Ex Brighton Reference Library. The title page is stamped in black ink: `Brighton Reference Library, Church Street, Brighton, BN1 IEU.’ The front pastedown carries two printed labels: `East Sussex County Library. Brighton Reference Library’ and `Brighton Reference Library.’ The front free endpaper is stamped in black: `Hove Library.’
The book carries no publication date. Date taken from the entry for the book in the British Library catalogue.

Contents

Foreword / Professor A.E. Richardson, F.R.I.B.A. -- Decoration: Introduction -- Interiors -- Sculptors, Modellers and Designers of Ornament -- Materials and Processes -- Decorative Painting -- The Chimney-Piece -- Hall and Staircase -- The Door-Case and Door -- Plaster -- Metal Work -- Lighting of Rooms -- Furniture: The Development of Furniture -- Materials and Methods -- Furniture -- Metal Work -- Index to Illustrations -- Index to Text.

Subject

Interior Decoration - [18th Century - United Kingdom]
Furniture - [18th Century - United Kingdom]

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