Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0130985384 ISBN 13: 9780130985385

Publisher: Prentice Hall, 2008

Exceptionally comprehensive, this single-source reference provides a thorough examination of architecture, interiors, furniture and decorative arts from antiquity to the present. Flexible and easy-to-use, this well-organized text enables readers to content chronologically or topically and covers all aspects of architecture and design–from the built environment, to furniture, to decorative accessories. Using both narrative and illustrations, it interweaves design analysis language with art and architecture and offers a broad range of illustrations types including plans, sections and details. A companion to Architecture and Interior Design Through the 18th Century: An Integrated History, it provides a complete reference on design history for all.

From the Back Cover:

ARCHITECTURE AND INTERIOR DESIGN,

FROM THE 19th CENTURY: AN INTEGRATED HISTORY

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 Buie Harwood, FIDEC, Hon. FASID, Certified Interior Designer, Virginia

 Bridget May, Ph.D., IDEC, Allied Member ASID

Curt Sherman, FIDEC, Allied Member ASID

                                                                             

Volume 1 is:       

ARCHITECTURE AND INTERIOR DESIGN, THROUGH THE 18th CENTURY: AN INTEGRATED HISTORY

  

This two-volume set is the most thorough survey of architecture, interiors, furniture, and the decorative arts from the beginning of recorded history to the present. 

 

It is the most complete, integrated, and interdisciplinary reference for:

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· the built environment                           · interior design                               · color

· exterior architectural features              · interior architectural features         · lighting

· space planning                                    · interior surface treatments             · textiles

· design details                                      · furniture                                       · decorative accessories

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The unique scope allows comparison in all areas of the built environment through the centuries to illustrate historical, social, cultural, and stylistic influences. Narrative and graphics interweave design analysis with architectural and design history.

 

Innovations:

• The text is divided into various categories that address Historical and Social developments, Concepts, Design Characteristics, Architecture, Interiors, and Furnishings and Decorative Arts.
• Information in each chapter offers specifics on Important Buildings and Interiors, Important Treatises, Design Practitioners, and descriptive spotlights of numerous buildings, interiors, and furniture to assist in additional study.
• Graphic material features a wide diversity of over  3000 illustrations, many well known and some less common.
• Color photographs throughout the book expand the visual resources required for period study.
• Design diagramming highlights major design features allowing the reader to make visual connections between the content.
• Later Interpretations of stylistic illustrations provide a new dimension for the study of design history. > An extensive Glossary, Bibliography, and Index offer flexibility and ease of use.
• A comprehensive CD containing many of the illustrations in the book is available.

About the Author:

May attended Marymount University.