Four Walls Adorned - Interior Decoration 1485–1820

Originally published in 1952, this book, profusely illustrated, describes the various styles of wall decoration that have been used in England from the time of Henry VII up to the reign of Queen Victoria. The houses illustrated are mainly the smaller English houses.

List of contents

1.Early Tudor 1485-1558 2. Late Tudor 1558-1603 3. Early Stuart 1603-1660 4. Late Stuart 1660-1714 5. Early Georgian 1714-1760 6. George III 1760-1820.

About the author

Iris Brooke (1905-1981) was a British artist, book illustrator and author who was an expert in the history of costume.

Summary

Originally published in 1952, this book, profusely illustrated, describes the various styles of wall decoration that have been used in England from the time of Henry VII up to the reign of Queen Victoria. The houses illustrated are mainly the smaller English houses.

Product details

• Authors: Iris Brooke, Brooke Iris
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.11.2024
• EAN: 9781032914688
• ISBN: 978-1-032-91468-8
• No. of pages: 126
• Weight: 420 g
• Illustrations: farbige Illustrationen
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Miscellaneous; ARCHITECTURE / Interior Design / General, Professional interior design, HISTORY / Social History, Decorative arts, Social & cultural history, DESIGN / Decorative Arts, c 1000 CE to c 1500, Social and cultural history, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, Architecture: interior design, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, c 1500 to c 1600, Later 15th century c 1450 to c 1499, history interior design;window design;pannelling;stonework