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 | The Elements of Style : An Encyclopedia of Domestic Architectural Detail
568pp, with 1,425 photographs, 425 in colour and 3,000 line drawings. Period by period and feature by feature, this highly respected reference work provides a survey of the most significant styles in British and American domestic architecture, from the Tudor and Jacobean period to the most striking of contemporary influences. This unique book will appeal to owners of period homes, restorers, architects, interior designers and those with an interest in building heritage.
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The elements of design : The development of design and stylistic elements from the renaissance to the postmodern era
Available September 2003. 544pp, with c.3000 full colour photographs. No other competing title. Much more than an antiques encyclopedia, this book is unique in it's comprehensive coverage of design and visual trends. The book is a sister volume to the best selling Elements of style.
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 | Victorian style by Judith & Martin Miller
240pp, 450 colour photographs. Softcover. This is the essential reference book for all admirers of Victorian style, beautifully illustrated with over 400 full colour photographs. It offers a rich source of visual ideas and expert practical advice on all aspects of Victorian interior design and decoration. Also included is a comprehensive directory of manufacturers, suppliers and specialist services.
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Details: A guide to house design in Britain by Philippa Lewis
Available October 2003. From chimneys to gates, medieval cottages to Gerogian cresents, this rich photographic introduction to five hundred years of British domestic architecture will delight anyone interested in the evolution of house design.
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 | Authentic Decor: The Domestic Interior 1620-1920 by Peter Thornton
1993. 408pp, 235 colour and 299 b&w illus. Important features of the period are described and telling details pin-pointed - from the fixed architectural shell (walls, ceilings, floors) to sideboard arrangments of silver plate, from integrated schemes for entire suites to the prevailing fashion in firescreens. Many of the 535 illustrations are previously unpublished, and all are contemporary.
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Classic interior design by Henrietta Spencer-Churchill
Autumn 2003. In this fully illustrated directory, the author turns to her key are of expertise; decorative detailing and how to incorporate period details into your own home. A comprehensive guide to the best of three centuries' worth of enduring decorating styles, each section explains and illustrates the distinguishing characteristics from both Europe and America, moving from the Baroque through to the 19th century. Covering full decorating schemes for a family house downto the placing of cushions, the glories of each period are highlighted, from Colonial windows to gerogian metalwork. The details of design shows how architectural elements of these classic styles can be adapted and used in the home today.
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 | Inspired by antiques: confidently combining the old and the new by Caroline Clifton-Mogg
191pp. Hardback. A fusion of periods, styles or places. Every room must be thought of as a complete composition in itself, and a balance of harmony and scale, with all that implies. As important as knowing what to put in is knowing what to leave out, and when.
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Cabbages and Roses: Vintage chic by Christina Strutt
2003. 160pp. Vintage style is simple to achieve, welcoming, and versatile. It has a kind of warm charm, a gently lived in look that's the opposite of cold minimalism. Your rooms will evolve and change over the years, but they will always please you, partly because of their coziness and comfort and partly because they evoke a more carefree, innocent era. Choose the ideas that delight you the most and come back to these pages again and again for new inspiration.
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 | The well-worn interior by Robin Forster & Tim Whittaker
2003. 192pp, 329 colour illus. Drawing on a range of interiors worldwide,this book illustrates the timeless appeal of older houses, and what we can learn from them. Organised by theme; entertaining, living, sleeping, cooking, bathing and outdoor rooms, it looks at the observance and application of older decorating techniques.
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Cabbages and Roses: Vintage crafts by Christina Strutt
2003. 96pp. Create these lovely vintage crafts to give your home a simple charm that modern equivalents can't provide. With so much that's mass produced and disposable today, vintage is a homage to the craftsmanship of the past. Using a variety of traditional techniques, you'll create 30 stunning projects that will make a room warm and inviting.
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 | The making of the Royal Pavilion, Brighton: Designs and Drawings by John Morley
2002. 280pp, paperback. John Morley became Director of the Royal Pavilion and Museums at Brighton in 1968 and under his direction the pavilion underwent the most systematic and thorough restoration in its history.
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Victorian Chic by Anita Louise crane
2003. 144pp, colour throughout. Timeless grace and charm: that's the hallmark of the Victorian style, with it's exquisite lacework, fine china, pretty keepsakes, and loving attention to details. Re-create that era in your own home and watch every room turn into a luxurious retreat, glowing with charm and warmth. Splendid photographs on each page present so many entrancing ideas to choose form; a table runner makes an elegant window valance, a worn table looks well-dressed in linens and laces, and treasured items present their best face to the world in one of these perfect displays.
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 | Palaces of the Sun King: Versailles, Trianon, Marly - The Chateaux of Louis XIV
2002. 224pp, 145 illus, 95 in colour. This book documents for the first time the twenty-one buildings and other structures - vast palaces, pavilions, hunting chateaux and chapels commissioned by Louis XIV of France.
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The Winter Palace: Saint Petersburg
300pp, oblong thick folio. This book contains hundreds of colour plates from watercolours and portraits in the collections of the State Hermitage Museum. Beautifully illustrated room settings.
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 | The Rococo interior: Decoration and social spaces in early eighteenth-century Paris by Katie Scott
1995. 352pp, 250 b&w illus, 30 colour plates, bibliography. This handsome book offers a comprehensive and stimulating account of the forms and functions of interior decoration in Parisian domestic architecture during the first half of the eighteenth century - the period generally known as "rococo". Lavishly illustrated, this sophisticated and stylish account will take its subject to a new level of historical understanding.
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Introduction to Victorian style by David Crowley
Available November 2002. 144pp, 200 colour illus. Victorian Gothic. Also featured is a discussion of the influential role of the royalfamily, as arbiters of taste and objects of veneration. Throughout the generous format allows over 200 beautiful colour photographs and illustrations to be shown to their full potential. Alongside the art and architecture of the period are shown more unusual artifacts of the time. Overall this is an essential volume for anyone with an interest in the style and attitudes of the Victorian era.
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 | The world of Thomas Jefferson at Monticello
1991. 464pp, 107 colour illus, 220 b&w illus. This book assembles more than 150 of the objects Jefferson acquired - the first time they have been seen together since the contents of Monticello were dispersed at his death.
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The Victorian House Book by Robin Guild
2002. 320pp, 2,000 illustrations 500 in colour. The Victorian House Book is a brilliantly concieved alternative to the more general house books on offer from Terence conran and others. Because it takes the one period and treats it in depth, the book gives far more help than its competitors on how to restore and decorate all those features such as cornices, stained glass, decorative tiles, joinery and ironwork that distinguish a house as Victorian.
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 | The Genius of Robert Adam: His Interiors by E Harris
2001. 400pp, 250 colour plates, 250 b&w illus. Eileen Harris believes that the synthesis of architecture, planning and decoration stood at the heart of Robert Adam's achievement. In this work she considers the interaction of these elements in nineteen of Adam's most accomplished interior projects, including both country houses and town houses.
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Chinoiserie by D Jacobson
240pp, 175 colour, 50 b&w illus. A beautifully illustrated survey creating a visual source for all those involved with interiors, collecting, architecture and design.
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| | Elizabethan and Jacobean Style by T Mowl
240pp, 170 colour and 68 b&w illus. Beautifully designed and packed with visual details.
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Gothic Style by M Aldrich
240pp, 236 colour, 44 b&w illus. An essential work of reference as well as a visual delight. Paperback.
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| | Palladian Style by S Parissien
240pp, 181 colour, 77 b&w illus. A beautifully designed and visual survey. Paperback.
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Regency Style by S Parissien
240pp, 205 colour, 74 b&w illus. Paperback
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 | The English room by Chippy Irvine
2001. 192pp, 150 colour photographs. Definitive guide to the influences on and significance of English interior design. It is illustrated throughout with original specially commissioned full colour and black and white photography.
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Jacques Garcia: Decorating in the French Style by F Ferrand
264pp, 200 colour illus. Stunningly illustrated, this sumptuous volume will appeal to anyone interested in interior decoration, and provides a privileged look into the exclusive world of French elegance and style.
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| | Adam Style by S Parissien
240pp, 209 colour, 13 b&w illus. Paperback
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Art Deco House Style: An architectural and interior design sourcebook
2001. 168pp., 200 colour and 300 line illustrations, bibliography and index. The elegant and sophisticated style known as Art Deco epitomizes, for many, the interwar years of the 1920's and 1930's. This book is a useful sourcebook for those wishing to recreate the style and interior design of the Art Deco period.
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| | Art Deco style by Bevis Hillier and Stephen Escritt
2003. 240pp, 157 colour, 55 b&w illus. Art Deco was the dominent style of the 1920's and 1930's. Emanating from france in an exuberant reaction to the austerity that followed the First World War, it rapidly became a world-wide phenomenon, only to be suddenly eclipsed by the new austerity of the Second World War. The authors survey the whole subject, incorporating recent scholarship and taking into account the changing perspectives of recent years.
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Art Deco 1910-1939
2003. 464pp, 468 colour & 50 b&w illus. This lavish and erudite book is the most wide-ranging survey in existence on the most popular style of the 20th century. It is beautifully illustrated with a breathtaking selection of images which truly capture the essence of Art Deco.
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| | Art Deco Interiors from the 1925 Paris exhibition by Maurice Dufrene
212pp, 96 duotone plates. This classic work reproduces duotone plates from original volumes first published in 1926 to illustrate the rooms furnished for the 1925 Paris Exposition des Arts Decoratifs which launched the art Deco movement. The rooms display a treasure trove of original features, including carpets, lighting, wall hangings and classic quality furniture of the period. Among the interiors illustrated are grand reception rooms, bedrooms and boudoirs, artists' studios, dining rooms, hallways ad a kitchen. This is a reprint of a much sought after volume, it is essential acquisition for all modern designers, decorators, home furnishers and collectors.
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Edwardian House Style by H Hockman
2001. 192pp. Original period illustrations and beautiful contemporary photographs make this an invaluable source of reference for anyone wishing to recreate the inimitable style of the Edwardian period. Paperback.
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 | Victorian Gothic House Style by Linda Osband
2000. 168pp, 200 colour halftones, 300 line illus. A useful sourcebook for recreating the style and decor of the Victorian Gothic period, from heraldic motifs on stained glass and floral encaustic tiles, to painted arches around doors and windows. It covers all aspects of internal and external design and planning, including gardens.
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Georgian House Style by I Cranfield
2001. 192pp, 200 colour illus. 400 b&w illus, stocklists, index. This sourcebook for recreating the style and decor of the Georgian period, covers all aspects of internal and external plan and design, including gardens. It also provides information on how to restore, replace and care for period features. Paperback.
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 | The Georgian Group book of the Georgian House by Steven Parissien
Paperback. 240pp, colour & b&w illus. This book has been written with the owner or would-be owner of a modest family house or Georgian cottage primilary in mind. Though due attention is given to the great houses of the period, and especially to their role in setting new trends, the emphasis is on the modest domestic architecture at which the Gerogians excelled.
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Victorian House Style by L Osband
1997. 192pp, colour illus, throughout. This comprehensive overview of Victorian design focuses both on major architectural features and on the smaller details of domestic houses, often neglected in less extensive works.
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| | Extravagance: The World of Whimsical Interiors by C Berthod & R Beaufre
2001. 160pp, 120 colour illus. A fascinating behind the scenes look at the sumptuous extravagant, or just plain whimsical homes of creative souls past and present.
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Period Details Sourcebook by Judith Miller
1999. 192pp and 800 colour photographs. The key to successful restoration of any period is finding the right details - whether original or reproduction. This sourcebook seeks to supply the answers. Both town and country style homes from 1600 to 1900 are covered, with greatest emphasis on the most commonly renovated period house: the 19th century dwelling. Advice on how to date your house correctly is followed by a detailed examination of every aspect of interior fixtures and fittings - from fixtures such as door and windows to smnall details such as hinges and light switches. Exterior details are also featued. Advice on buying and restoring original items complements the gallery of reproduction products.
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 | The History of English interiors by Alan & Ann Gore
1995. 192pp, 90 colour and 120 b&w illus. A broad overview of the styles used in english interiors from the 11th century to the present.
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Antique Collector's Directory of Period Detail by Paul Davidson
2000. 224pp, full colour photographs. A unique guide to the characteristic shapes and styles of different periods. Handsome, full colour photos, clearly labelled line drawings and an enlightening text shows you how to identify chairs, tables, bureau's, coffee pots, teapots, candlesticks, glassware, porcelain and a host of other antiques, according to their historical period.
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 | The Fireplace book by Miranda Innes
2000. 160pp, 234 colour and 53 b&w illus. A sourcebook for both professional and amateur interior designers. At its heart is an illustrated section providing a chronological overview of different styles of fireplace and their key features. It also discusses practical queries, and the advantages and disadvantages of reproduction pieces.
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Classic Design Styles by Henrietta Spencer-Churchill
2001. 176pp, 200 colour photographs. As a child growing up in the Baroque splendour of Blenheim palace, Henrietta Spencer-Churchill could not help but be influenced by the architectural grandeur of period living. In classic design styles, she looks at a range of periods, from both European and American traditions, and shows how elements can be used in the home today. This book illustrates classic buildings and interiors and gives advice on window treatments and fabrics, antiques and renovation, and is the perfect companion for anyone recreating period living in their own home.
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 | Classic English Interiors by Nina Campbell
2000. 160pp, 185 colour photographs. This work takes the reader on a guided tour through ten homes the author has designed and decorated, from an elegant New York penthouse to a baronial castle and on to her own London apartment. In explaining the basic principles of developing a style and choosing the design ingredients for the rooms, it seeks to take the fear out of decorating.
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