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The elements of design : a practical encyclopedia of the decorative arts from the Renaissance to the present
- Title
- The elements of design : a practical encyclopedia of the decorative arts from the Renaissance to the present / general editor, Noël Riley ; consulting editor, Patricia Bayer.
- Publication
- New York, NY : Free Press, a division of Simon & Schulster, Inc. ; London : Mitchell Beazley, an imprint of Octopus Publishing Group Ltd., 2003.
- ©2003
- Supplementary Content
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | No restrictions | *R-ART NK750 .E48 2003 | Schwarzman Building - Art Reference Room 300 |
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- Description
- 544 pages : illustrations (chiefly color); 28 cm
- Summary
- "The Elements of Design is the definitive visual reference book on design trends in the decorative arts from 1500 to 2000. Thematic chapters dealing with the Baroque, Rococo, Aesthetic Movement, Art Nouveau, Art Deco, and other eras examine the decorative arts tradition in the development of ceramic, glass, silver and metalwork, textile, and furniture design. With more than 3,000 images - including prints, photographs, and line drawings - The Elements of Design is an indispensable visual dictionary for collectors, design historians, interior decorators, and designers alike."--Jacket.
- Alternative Title
- Encyclopedia of the decorative arts from the Renaissance to the present
- Decorative arts from the Renaissance to the present
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 508-509) and index.
- Additional Formats (note)
- Also issued online.
- Contents
- Renaissance 1400-1600 10 -- Baroque c. 1600-1730 40 -- Rococo c. 1715-70 80 -- Neoclassicism c. 1760-1830 126 -- Historic Revivals c. 1820-1900 210 -- The Aesthetic Movement 1870-90 250 -- Arts and Crafts c. 1880-1920 274 -- Art Nouveau 1890-1914 298 -- Early Modernism 1900-30 330 -- Art Deco 1910-39 350 -- Modernism 1920-49 378 -- Contemporary c. 1945-60 420 -- Space Age 1960-69 450 -- Postmodernism 1970-2000 482.
- Call Number
- NK750
- ISBN
- 0743222296
- 9780743222297
- LCCN
- 2003052928
- OCLC
- 52257940
- Title
- The elements of design : a practical encyclopedia of the decorative arts from the Renaissance to the present / general editor, Noël Riley ; consulting editor, Patricia Bayer.
- Publisher
- New York, NY : Free Press, a division of Simon & Schulster, Inc. ; London : Mitchell Beazley, an imprint of Octopus Publishing Group Ltd., 2003.
- Copyright Date
- ©2003
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 508-509) and index.
- Additional Formats
- Also issued online.
- Connect to:
- Chronological Term
- Geschichte 1400-2000
- Added Author
- Riley, Noël.Bayer, Patricia.
- Other Form:
- Online version: Elements of design. New York : Free Press, 2003 (OCoLC)607011118
- Research Call Number
- *R-ART NK750 .E48 2003