Ornament From The Industrial Revolution To Today - 1st Edition/1st Printing

Durant, Stuart

ISBN 10: 0879512199 / ISBN 13: 9780879512194

Published by The Overlook Press, Woostock, NY, 1986

About this Item

First edition/first printing in Near Fine condition with little wear to edges in alike, spine-faded dust-jacket with closed tear at spine head. From the collection of Betty Anderson, legendary art director of publisher Knopf in the late 20th century as evidenced by her (small and unobtrusive) inventory number on front paste down; Ornament From The Industrial Revolution To Today is a book that tells the story of the ornamentation of furniture, objects, and other decorative items during the Industrial Revolution and the early years of the 20th century. The author focuses on the use of materials such as metal, wood, glass, and fabric, as well as the techniques used to create these items.; B & W and Colorplates; 4to. Seller Inventory # 21998

Bibliographic Details

Title: Ornament From The Industrial Revolution To ...

Publisher: The Overlook Press, Woostock, NY

Publication Date: 1986

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Very Good+

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+

Edition: First Edition; First Printing.

About this title

Synopsis:

Beautifully produced with an exceptional amount of illustration, Ornament documents the remarkable variety of decoration produced since the Industrial Revolution.

This illustrated survey of decoration is unique; no recent work has ever attempted to capture such an extraordinary breadth of theme and variations. Each chapter of Ornament is devoted to a particular style with discussions ranging from the rise of nineteenth-century Encyclopedism, to Gothic Revival, to Orientalism, to the Arts & Crafts Movement, to Modernism, and beyond. Many of the illustrations presented here have been reproduced from rarely published sources or original works. Included as well are over 200 biographies of influential designers and surely the most complete bibliography ever likely to be published on the subject.

Ornament provides an unrivaled source work for designers. It makes an instant claim as the essential reference for readers with an interest in decoration and design.

About the Author:

Stuart Durant has published extensively on architecture, and design and his writings have been translated into French, German, Italian, Japanese and Spanish. He was the originator of the International Design Yearbook, which was published between 1985–2007.