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The History of English Interiors
A complete history of English interior decoration, beginning with the Normans.
Text by Alan and Ann Gore, photographs by Peter Aprahamian
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Overview
- The first complete history of English interior decoration
- Details and discusses all modes and periods, starting with the Normans and continuing through Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque, Rococo and Palladian styles
- Profiles English architects and designers from Inigo Jones in the 17th to John Fowler in the 20th century
- Features specially commissioned photographs of England's most remarkable interiors, many of which have never been published before, along with a list of houses open to the public
Specifications
- Paperback
- English
- 280 x 240 mm, 11 x 9 1/2 in
- 192 pp
- 90 colour illustrations, 120 black and white illustrations
- ISBN-13: 9780714834689
- ISBN-10: 0714834688
About the book
The History of English Interiors is the first complete history of English interior decoration. Using contemporary illustrations in combination with specially commissioned photographs, it details and discusses all the styles and periods of English decoration. Beginning with the Normans, this book traces the development of the English interior through to such diverse styles as Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque, Rococo and Palladian. The great English architects and designers - from Inigo Jones in the seventeenth century to John Fowler in the twentieth - are all included and their influences explained in depth.
In The Press
'Few books on the subject of decoration in the home come with such authority.' (House & Garden)
About the author(s)
Alan Gore trained at the Architectural Association, London. From 1950 until 1977 he was a partner in the architectural practice of Gore, Gibbert and Saunders specializing in the restoration of houses in France and the UK.
Ann Gore also trained at the Architectural Association. Since 1980 she has lectured extensively in America on English social history and the decorative arts.
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