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History of Design: Decorative Arts and Material Culture, 1400–2000
Pat (Ed) Kirkham
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Description for History of Design: Decorative Arts and Material Culture, 1400–2000
Hardback. A survey of spectacular breadth, covering the history of decorative arts and design worldwide over the past six hundred years Editor(s): Kirkham, Pat; Weber, Susan. Series: Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design & Culture. Num Pages: 704 pages, 760 colour + black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AFT; AK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 252 x 39. Weight in Grams: 3096.
A survey of spectacular breadth, covering the history of decorative arts and design worldwide over the past six hundred years
Spanning six centuries of global design, this far-reaching survey is the first to offer an account of the vast history of decorative arts and design produced in Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, the Indian subcontinent, and the Islamic world, from 1400 to the present. Meticulously documented and lavishly illustrated, the volume covers interiors, furniture, textiles and dress, glass, graphics, metalwork, ceramics, exhibitions, product design, landscape and garden design, and theater and film design. Divided into four chronological sections, ... Read more
A survey of spectacular breadth, covering the history of decorative arts and design worldwide over the past six hundred years
Spanning six centuries of global design, this far-reaching survey is the first to offer an account of the vast history of decorative arts and design produced in Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, the Indian subcontinent, and the Islamic world, from 1400 to the present. Meticulously documented and lavishly illustrated, the volume covers interiors, furniture, textiles and dress, glass, graphics, metalwork, ceramics, exhibitions, product design, landscape and garden design, and theater and film design. Divided into four chronological sections, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
704
Condition
New
Series
Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design & Culture
Number of Pages
712
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300196146
SKU
V9780300196146
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About Pat (Ed) Kirkham
Pat Kirkham is a professor at the Bard Graduate Center, where Susan Weber is founder and director.
Reviews for History of Design: Decorative Arts and Material Culture, 1400–2000
"For those with deep pockets this season, the best titles are undoubtedly Susan Weber and Pat Kirkham’s History of Design, which is both a stunning visual survey of 600 years of making, and an in-depth look at the evolution of the very idea of design itself."—Michael Glover, The Independent "Masterminded by Susan Weber, founder of New York’s prestigious Bard ... Read more