French Style and Decoration: A Sourcebook of Original Designs
French Style and Decoration: A Sourcebook of Original Designs
$29.95
Cliff, Stafford
Cl. New York, 2008
Book ID: 77088
This profusely illustrated reference offers a panoply of original sketches, engravings, and printed patterns, representing French interior design and decoration from the Baroque, Rococo, Louis XVI, and Empire periods through the nineteenth century to Art Deco and Modernism in the twentieth century. The wealth of artistry and technical ingenuity illustrated here dates back to 1685, when Andre-Charles Boulle's furniture designs for the palace of Versailles were published as engravings. Later, the great international exhibitions held in Paris not only defined the styles of Art Nouveau, Art Deco, and International Modernism but also showcased the work of such giants of the decorative arts as Ruhlmann, Majorelle, and Lalique.
248 pp., 600 color and B&W illus.
