The Rise Of Design by Saumarez Smith

The Rise Of Design by Saumarez Smith

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Summary

This text offers an account of the appearance of 18th-century rooms at all levels of society and how and why attitudes to decoration changed. It relates the changes to broader aspects of the history of the period and quotes contemporary novelists and travellers to show how interiors were described.

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The Rise Of Design by Saumarez Smith

An original and authoritative account of the appearance of rooms at all levels of society, and how and why attitudes to decoration changed. Examines the role of the architect, traces the emergence of the professional designed, and gives a pioneering account of how women first began to take a special interest in decoration.
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ISBN 13 9780712664769
ISBN 10 0712664769
Title The Rise Of Design
Author Saumarez Smith
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Vintage Publishing
Year published 2000-10-05
Number of pages 272
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