Collins Memorial Library: Theatre 217: Technical Theatre: Books

Examples of Books about Design Styles

Elements of Style by Stephen Calloway; Elizabeth Cromley
Call Number: NA2850 .E44 1996 Reference
ISBN: 0684835215
Publication Date: 1997
These extraordinary images provide a systematic guide to the features appropriate for every part of a building, from the major components such as doors, windows, walls, floors, ceilings, and staircases to the small but important embellishments such as moldings and door hardware. At the heart of the book is a chronological treatment of the primary styles and periods of architectural design during the past 500 years."
The Complete Guide to Furniture Styles by Louise A. Boger
Call Number: NK2270 .B63 1997
ISBN: 9780881339390
Publication Date: 1997-01-01
This classic guide to furniture styles discusses the development of domestic furniture in Europe, American, & China detailing the great periods of French & English furniture from the Renaissance through the Empire & Regency periods. Furniture from every age is represented in over 600 photos.
An outline of the home furnishing periods by H.P. Osborne
Call Number: NK2235.O7 1941a
Publication Date: 1941
Classic Design Styles by Henrietta Spencer-Churchill
Call Number: NK1710 .S64 2001
ISBN: 0847824063
Publication Date: 2001-09-22
A room-by-room tour of spectacular houses; also details how to interpret traditional styles for your own home.
Designer's Guide to Furniture Styles by Treena M. Crochet; David Vleck
Call Number: (NK2235 .C76 1999 )
ISBN: 9780133746952
Publication Date: 1998-09-18
This book profiles the history of the development of various furniture styles, exploring the evolution of style in the context of the architectural setting, interior design, and decorative arts of each period. It presents a complete timeline--correlating political and cultural events to the development of furniture, architecture and artistic movements--and considers the social, political, and economic factors that influenced design trends and individual taste.
Encyclopedia of Interior Design by Joanna Banham (Editor)
Call Number: NK1165 .E48 1997 Reference
ISBN: 9781884964190
Publication Date: 1997
Povides a history of interior decoration and design from ancient times to the present day. It includes more than 500 illustrated entries covering a variety of subjects ranging from the work of the foremost designers, to the origins and function of principal rooms and furnishing types, as well as surveys of interior design by period and nationality.

Examples of Books About Interiors

Mansions of Paris by Oliver Blanc; Joachim Bonnemaison (Photographer)
Call Number: NA1046 .B53 1998
ISBN: 2879391806
Publication Date: 1998-09-01
Mansions of Paris sets out to present some prestigious town houses, representative of 17th and 18th century Parisian urban architecture in historic districts of the city such as the Marais.
The English Country House by Gervase Jackson-Stops; James Pipkin
Call Number: NA7620 .J33
ISBN: 0821216104
Publication Date: 1985-01-01
History of the interior by Charles McCorquodale
Call Number: NK1710 .M35
Publication Date: 1983
Authentic decor : the domestic interior 1620-1920 by Peter Thornton
Call Number: NK1860 .T49 1984
Publication Date: 1984
The History of English Interiors by Alan Gore; Ann Gore; Peter Aprahamian
Call Number: NK2043 .G67 1991
ISBN: 9780714826110
Publication Date: 1994
Beginning with the Normans, this book traces the development of the English interior through to such diverse styles as Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque, Rococo and Palladian.
Eighteenth-Century Decoration by Charles S. Smith
Call Number: NK2043.A1 S28 1993
ISBN: 9780810932555
Publication Date: 1993
McCall's decorating book
Call Number: NK2110 .M28
Publication Date: 1964
The Antiques Directory by Judith Miller (Editor); Martin Miller (Editor)
Call Number: NK2206.A57 1985
ISBN: 0816187487
Publication Date: 1986-03-01
Furniture and Interiors of the 1960s by Anne Bony
Call Number: NK2395 .B66313 2004
ISBN: 9782080304469
Publication Date: 2004-05-28
Three hundred full-color photographs highlight a detailed study of the radical furniture designs and interiors of the 1960s, capturing the work of such noted designers as Harry Bertoia, Wendell Castle, Estelle Lavergne, Ray and Charles Eames, and others who experimented with bold new textures, mater
Chairs Through the Ages by Harold H. Hart
Call Number: NK2715.P6 1982
ISBN: 0486243486
Publication Date: 1982-10-01
Here, in a clearly-written, thoroughly researched treatment are over 500 copyright-free illustrations of chairs in a wide variety of styles and periods: Tudor, Renaissance, Chippendale, Sheraton, Hepplewhite, Empire, American, Louis XIV, more. Brief essays detail the highlights of each style. Introduction. Glossary.

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