Design & the decorative arts : Britain, 1500-1900 / Michael Snodin and John Styles.
By: Snodin, Michael [author]
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Contributor(s): Styles, John | Victoria and Albert Museum.
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BookPublisher: London : V&A Publications, 2001Copyright date: ©2001Description: xiv, 488 pages : illustrations (some color), map, ports. ; 30 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 185177338X (hardback); 9781851773381 (hardback).Other title: Design and the decorative arts, Britain, 1500-1900.Subject(s): Design -- Great Britain -- History | Decorative arts -- Great Britain -- HistoryDDC classification: 745.44941
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
It shows how Britain's rise during this period to become the most powerful nation on earth was reflected in her art, architecture and design, in the way that people lived, and in the increasing quantity and quality of things made in Britain, from furniture to fashionable textiles and from porcelain to elegant silverware. Matching the royal dynasties of the period, the book is divided into the three major sections- Tudor and Stuart Britain; Georgian Britain and Victorian Britain, each looking at the achievements of British design in different and revealing ways. Key themes - Style, Who Led Taste, Fashionable Living and What Was New - form a framework for each section, within the broader historical context. Separate chapters deal with not only what things looked like, but also how they were made and how they fitted into daily life, who decided what was fashionable, and how key technical innovations changed the world. The text sets out to provide a fascinating picture of the changing nature of British design from the time of the Tudors to the Victorian period when Britain was seen as the workshop of the world. The illustrations are taken chiefly from the V and A's collections of British art and design.
"Published to coincide with the opening of the Victoria and Albert Museum's new 'British Galleries 1500-1900'"--Foreword.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 466-471) and index.
CIT Module ARTS 6001 - Core reading.
CIT Module ARTS 6001 - Supplementary reading.
CIT Module ARTS 7028 - Core reading.
Author notes provided by Syndetics
Michael Snodin is the author of numerous books & the Head of the Designs Section in the Department of Prints, Drawings, & Paintings at the Victoria & Albert Museum.(Bowker Author Biography)