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The modern period room : the construction of the exhibited interior 1870 to 1950

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The modern period room : the construction of the exhibited interior 1870 to 1950 / edited by Penny Sparke, Brenda Martin and Trevor Keeble.
Publication
London ; New York : Routledge, 2006.
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Additional Authors
  • Keeble, Trevor.
  • Martin, Brenda.
  • Sparke, Penny.
Description
xii, 196 p. : ill.; 26 cm.
Subject
  • Period rooms
  • Interior decoration > History > 19th century
  • Interior decoration > History > 20th century
  • Museum exhibits
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-184) and index.
Contents
The modern period room : a contradiction in terms? -- Interiors without walls : choice in context at MoDA -- Stopping the clock : the preservation and presentation of Linley Sambourne House, 18 Stafford Terrace -- The double life : the cultural construction of the exhibited interior in modern Japan -- The restoration of modern life : interwar houses on show in the Netherlands -- 'A man's house is his art' : the Walker Art Center's Idea House Project and the marketing of domestic design 1941-7 -- Domesticity on display : modelling the modern home in post-war Belgium, 1945-1950 -- Kettle's yard : museum or way of life? -- Two Viennese refugees : Lucie Rie and her apartment -- The preservation and presentation of 2 Willow Road for the National Trust -- Photographs of a legacy at the Dorich House Museum.
Call Number
JQF 07-1399
ISBN
  • 0415374693 (hbk. : alk. paper)
  • 9780415374699 (hbk. : alk. paper)
  • 0415374707 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 9780415374705 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 0203099613 (ebk.)
  • 9780203099612 (ebk.)
LCCN
2005029750
OCLC
62090801
Title
The modern period room : the construction of the exhibited interior 1870 to 1950 / edited by Penny Sparke, Brenda Martin and Trevor Keeble.
Imprint
London ; New York : Routledge, 2006.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-184) and index.
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Keeble, Trevor.
Martin, Brenda.
Sparke, Penny.
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JQF 07-1399
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