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Form & decoration

innovation in the decorative arts, 1470-1870

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An edition of Form & decoration (1998)

Form & decoration

innovation in the decorative arts, 1470-1870

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An essential reference, Form and Decoration explores the vast repertoire of styles and motifs handed down from the past, which remain a source of inspiration for the designers of today.

Peter Thornton, an internationally renowned expert in the decorative arts, presents a groundbreaking survey of four centuries of Western design history from the High Renaissance in Italy, during which the classical styles of Greece and Rome were reborn, to the origins of the Modern movement in 1870, leaving off when Nikolaus Pevsner's seminal text Pioneers of Modern Design begins.

Highlighting the accomplishments of key design innovators from Pollaiuolo and Raphael to Percier, Pugin, and Owen Jones, Thornton sets their remarkable achievements against the background in which they worked.

Illuminating his text with an extraordinary range of illustrations, Thornton traces the development of ancient motifs, the introduction of new ones, and the revival of all of them at various times, charting their evolution through the courts, cities, and societies of Europe and on to the New World. He pinpoints the transfer of ideas from one designer to another, considers the influence of pattern books, and discusses the role of academies and schools of design.

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Harry N. Abrams
Language
English
Pages
216

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Cover of: Form & decoration
Form & decoration: innovation in the decorative arts, 1470-1870
1998, Weidenfeld
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Cover of: Form & decoration
Form & decoration: innovation in the decorative arts, 1470-1870
1998, Harry N. Abrams
in English
Cover of: Form & decoration
Form & decoration: innovation in the decorative arts, 1470-1870
1998, Weidenfield & Nicolson, Orion Publishing Group, Limited
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Edition Notes

Includes index.

Published in
New York
Other Titles
Form and decoration

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
745/.094
Library of Congress
NK925 .T47 1998, NK925.T47 1998

The Physical Object

Pagination
216 p. :
Number of pages
216

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL344449M
ISBN 10
0810933403
LCCN
98003411
OCLC/WorldCat
38731959
Library Thing
648969
Goodreads
3502482

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