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History of design : decorative arts and material culture, 1400-2000 / Pat Kirkham, Susan Weber, editors, The Bard Graduate Center ; project editor, Heather Jane McCormick ; with contributions by John Robert Alderman [and 26 others].

Contributor(s): Kirkham, Pat [editor ] | Weber, Susan, 1954- [editor ] | Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: New York : New Haven : Bard Graduate Center: Decorative Arts, Design History, Material Culture ; Yale University Press, [2013]Copyright date: ©2013Description: xiii, 698 pages : illustrations, maps ; 31 cm.Content type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780300196146 (hardback).Subject(s): Decorative arts -- History | Design -- HistoryDDC classification: 745
Contents:
1400-1600 : East Asia : China / Lee Talbot ; Korea / Lee Talbot ; Japan / Tomoko Sakomura -- India / George Mitchell -- The Islamic world / Aimée E. Froom -- Africa / Enid Schildkrout and Carol Thompson -- Europe / Marcus B. Burke, Andrew Morrall, and Maria Ruvoldt -- The Americas : Indigenous America: north / Norman Vorano ; Indigenous America: south / Dana Leibsohn and Barbara E. Mundy ; Spanish and Portuguese America / Jeffrey Collins -- 1600-1750 : East Asia : China / Lee Talbot ; Korea / Lee Talbot ; Japan / Tomoko Sakomura -- India / George Mitchell -- The Islamic world / Aimée E. Froom -- Africa / Enid Schildkrout and Carol Thompson -- Europe / Jeffrey Collins -- The Americas : Indigenous America: north / Norman Vorano ; Indigenous America: south / Dana Leibsohn and Barbara E. Mundy ; Spanish and Portuguese America / Jeffrey Collins ; British, French, and Dutch North America / David Jaffee-- 1750-1900 : East Asia : China / Rose Kerr ; Korea / Rose Kerr ; Japan / Sara Teasley -- India / John Robert Alderman -- The Islamic world / Aimée E. Froom -- Africa / Enid Schildkrout and Carol Thompson -- Europe : Europe 1750-1830 / Jeffrey Collins ; Europe 1830-1900 / Pat Kirkham and Amy F. Ogata -- The Americas : Indigenous America: north / Norman Vorano ; Indigenous America: south / Dana Leibsohn and Barbara E. Mundy ; Spanish and Portuguese America 1750-1830 / Jeffrey Collins ; Latin America / Pat Kirkham, Patricia Lara-Betancourt, Christian A. Larsen, Jorge F. Rivas Pérez ; North America / David Jaffee -- 1900-2000 : East Asia : China / Rose Kerr ; Korea / Rose Kerr ; Japan / Tomoko Sakomura -- India / John Robert Alderman -- The Islamic world / Annette Hagedorn and Silke Bettermann -- Africa / Enid Schildkrout and Carol Thompson-- Europe and the Americas : Indigenous America: north / Norman Vorano ; Indigenous America: south / Dana Leibsohn and Barbara E. Mundy ; Latin America / Jorge F. Rivas Pérez -- Europe and North America 1900-1945 : Pat Kirkham, Amy F. Ogata, and Catherine L. Whalen ; Europe and North America 1945-2000 : Pat Kirkham, Christian A. Larsen, Sarah A. Lichtman, Tom Tredway, and Catherine L. Whalen.
Summary: Spanning six centuries of global design, this far-reaching survey is the first to offer an account of the vast history of decorative arts and design produced in Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, the Indian subcontinent, and the Islamic world, from 1400 to the present. Meticulously documented and lavishly illustrated, the volume covers interiors, furniture, textiles and dress, glass, graphics, metalwork, ceramics, exhibitions, product design, landscape and garden design, and theater and film design. Divided into four chronological sections, each of which is subdivided geographically, the authors elucidate the evolution of style, form, materials, and techniques, and address vital issues such as gender, race, patronage, cultural appropriation, continuity versus innovation, and high versus low culture. Leading authorities in design history and decorative arts studies present hundreds of objects in their contemporary contexts, demonstrating the overwhelming extent to which the applied arts have enriched customs, ceremony, and daily life worldwide over the past six hundred years. This ambitious, landmark publication is essential reading, contributing a definitive classic to the existing scholarship on design, decorative arts, and material culture, while also introducing these subjects to new readers in a comprehensive, erudite book with widespread appeal. Provided by publisher.
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A survey of spectacular breadth, covering the history of decorative arts and design worldwide over the past six hundred years

Spanning six centuries of global design, this far-reaching survey is the first to offer an account of the vast history of decorative arts and design produced in Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, the Indian subcontinent, and the Islamic world, from 1400 to the present. Meticulously documented and lavishly illustrated, the volume covers interiors, furniture, textiles and dress, glass, graphics, metalwork, ceramics, exhibitions, product design, landscape and garden design, and theater and film design. Divided into four chronological sections, each of which is subdivided geographically, the authors elucidate the evolution of style, form, materials, and techniques, and address vital issues such as gender, race, patronage, cultural appropriation, continuity versus innovation, and high versus low culture.

Leading authorities in design history and decorative arts studies present hundreds of objects in their contemporary contexts, demonstrating the overwhelming extent to which the applied arts have enriched customs, ceremony, and daily life worldwide over the past six hundred years. This ambitious, landmark publication is essential reading, contributing a definitive classic to the existing scholarship on design, decorative arts, and material culture, while also introducing these subjects to new readers in a comprehensive, erudite book with widespread appeal.

Distributed for the Bard Graduate Center

Includes bibliographical references (pages 666-673) and index.

1400-1600 : East Asia : China / Lee Talbot ; Korea / Lee Talbot ; Japan / Tomoko Sakomura -- India / George Mitchell -- The Islamic world / Aimée E. Froom -- Africa / Enid Schildkrout and Carol Thompson -- Europe / Marcus B. Burke, Andrew Morrall, and Maria Ruvoldt -- The Americas : Indigenous America: north / Norman Vorano ; Indigenous America: south / Dana Leibsohn and Barbara E. Mundy ; Spanish and Portuguese America / Jeffrey Collins -- 1600-1750 : East Asia : China / Lee Talbot ; Korea / Lee Talbot ; Japan / Tomoko Sakomura -- India / George Mitchell -- The Islamic world / Aimée E. Froom -- Africa / Enid Schildkrout and Carol Thompson -- Europe / Jeffrey Collins -- The Americas : Indigenous America: north / Norman Vorano ; Indigenous America: south / Dana Leibsohn and Barbara E. Mundy ; Spanish and Portuguese America / Jeffrey Collins ; British, French, and Dutch North America / David Jaffee-- 1750-1900 : East Asia : China / Rose Kerr ; Korea / Rose Kerr ; Japan / Sara Teasley -- India / John Robert Alderman -- The Islamic world / Aimée E. Froom -- Africa / Enid Schildkrout and Carol Thompson -- Europe : Europe 1750-1830 / Jeffrey Collins ; Europe 1830-1900 / Pat Kirkham and Amy F. Ogata -- The Americas : Indigenous America: north / Norman Vorano ; Indigenous America: south / Dana Leibsohn and Barbara E. Mundy ; Spanish and Portuguese America 1750-1830 / Jeffrey Collins ; Latin America / Pat Kirkham, Patricia Lara-Betancourt, Christian A. Larsen, Jorge F. Rivas Pérez ; North America / David Jaffee -- 1900-2000 : East Asia : China / Rose Kerr ; Korea / Rose Kerr ; Japan / Tomoko Sakomura -- India / John Robert Alderman -- The Islamic world / Annette Hagedorn and Silke Bettermann -- Africa / Enid Schildkrout and Carol Thompson-- Europe and the Americas : Indigenous America: north / Norman Vorano ; Indigenous America: south / Dana Leibsohn and Barbara E. Mundy ; Latin America / Jorge F. Rivas Pérez -- Europe and North America 1900-1945 : Pat Kirkham, Amy F. Ogata, and Catherine L. Whalen ; Europe and North America 1945-2000 : Pat Kirkham, Christian A. Larsen, Sarah A. Lichtman, Tom Tredway, and Catherine L. Whalen.

Spanning six centuries of global design, this far-reaching survey is the first to offer an account of the vast history of decorative arts and design produced in Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, the Indian subcontinent, and the Islamic world, from 1400 to the present. Meticulously documented and lavishly illustrated, the volume covers interiors, furniture, textiles and dress, glass, graphics, metalwork, ceramics, exhibitions, product design, landscape and garden design, and theater and film design. Divided into four chronological sections, each of which is subdivided geographically, the authors elucidate the evolution of style, form, materials, and techniques, and address vital issues such as gender, race, patronage, cultural appropriation, continuity versus innovation, and high versus low culture. Leading authorities in design history and decorative arts studies present hundreds of objects in their contemporary contexts, demonstrating the overwhelming extent to which the applied arts have enriched customs, ceremony, and daily life worldwide over the past six hundred years. This ambitious, landmark publication is essential reading, contributing a definitive classic to the existing scholarship on design, decorative arts, and material culture, while also introducing these subjects to new readers in a comprehensive, erudite book with widespread appeal. Provided by publisher.

Reviews provided by Syndetics

Library Journal Review

This is not your typical instructional survey textbook. Originally conceived by and created for the Bard Graduate Center, this multicultural work is a collaborative effort of academic and museum professionals and is a testament to the ideas, concepts, forms, techniques, and decorative arts and design creations of the various ever-changing regional and societal cultures in a global context. Spanning six centuries, the book is divided into four major sections (1400-1600, 1600-1750, 1750-1900, 1900-2000) and subdivided into chapters based on region (East Asia, India, the Islamic World including Northern Africa, Europe, and the Americas), each color-coded for ease of locating similar chapters throughout the work. Filled with an abundance of photographic illustrations and prime examples, the well-written, -organized, and -researched text is tightly woven yet flexible for independent and individual study-in fact it is conceived as a jumping-off point for additional and more personal research efforts of an individual. The concluding resources section includes maps, quotation resources, and suggested further reading. Kirkham and Weber are to be applauded for their refreshing and monumental efforts. VERDICT For all types of libraries, as well as the independent researcher, student, or enthusiast of the decorative arts.-Stephen Allan Patrick, -Jonesborough, TN (c) Copyright 2014. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

CHOICE Review

This encyclopedic account of the history of design is long overdue. The project's geographic (encompassing six areas) and temporal (600 years) breadth make it a required reference for any design library. A 200-year segment of history is globally represented in each of the chronologically arranged sections, covering "East Asia," "India," "The Islamic World," "Africa," "Europe," and "The Americas." The diverse list of contributors showcases an inclusive approach to interpretation, as does the attention to design history encompassing decorative arts and material culture. Although intended as an introductory text for students of design, by offering geographically and temporally parallel design developments, this volume far exceeds its original intent. The vivid color images supplement explanations of context, material, form, and process. The interpretive breadth and the substantive depth of the topics promote global resonance and local detail. For example, the study of 15th-century Indian textiles begins with the production and commerce of cotton, and continues with a discussion of dyes, the block printing process, distinctive local nuances and specialties, and culturally prescribed functions. This discussion alone is illustrated with five color images. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Design studies collections supporting lower-division undergraduates through researchers/faculty. L. Banu Purdue University

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Pat Kirkhamis a professor at the Bard Graduate Center, whereSusan Weberis founder and director.