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Description
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In History of Interior Design and Furniture, Second Edition, historian Robbie Blakemore takes readers on a breathtaking journey through five millennia of interior space. With the most comprehensive coverage of interior design and furniture, from Ancient Egypt to the Nineteenth Century, this sweeping, authoritative survey takes readers on an historical journey, seamlessly integrating furniture and design within the broader context of social, political, economic, and technological perspectives of each period.
This Second Edition is a significant revision, introducing full color throughout, with over 175 new illustrations and photographs, along with new sidebars and a comprehensive glossary. Coverage of residential spaces, including additional illustrations of furniture types such as beds and storage and content on the American interpretation of English styles, has also been significantly expanded.
With its engaging text and brilliant, full color photos, History of Interior Design and Furniture, Second Edition, brings the history of interior design to life. Thoroughly researched and clearly presented, this Second Edition provides readers with an appreciation of interior design’s historical continuum and its effects on the design styles of today.
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