The Rise Of Design

The Rise Of Design

by Saumarez Smith (Author)

Synopsis

An original and authoritative account of the appearance of rooms at all levels of society, and how and why attitudes to decoration changed. Examines the role of the architect, traces the emergence of the professional designed, and gives a pioneering account of how women first began to take a special interest in decoration.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 272
Edition: New edition
Publisher: Pimlico
Published: 05 Oct 2000

ISBN 10: 0712664769
ISBN 13: 9780712664769
Book Overview: As invaluable sourcebook to anyone interested in eighteenth-century style, design and decoration, as well as social history, art and architecture.

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Author Bio
Charles Saumarez Smith is the Director of the National Portrait Gallery. He is a member of the editorial board of Art History and an honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Art.