French Style and Decoration
An invaluable resource on French furniture, interiors, and household objects, drawn from antique pattern books, swatch books, and manufacturers` and retailers` catalogues. For centuries, French furniture, textiles, ceramics, and glassware set the highest standards of fine design in the decorative arts. Sevres porcelain, Gobelins tapestries, and Baccarat crystal are synonymous with a taste for the good things in life, as are traditional printed cottons from Provence, silks from Lyons, glass by Galle and Daum, and furniture and interiors by Guimard and Ruhlmann. This profusely illustrated reference offers a panoply of original sketches, engravings, and printed patterns, representing French interior design and decoration from the Baroque,...
Издательство:
Thames & Hudson
Дата выхода: август 2011