Name/Title
History of design : decorative arts and material culture, 1400-2000Entry/Object ID
NK600.K56Description
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, each of which is subdivided geographically, the authors elucidate the evolution of style, form, materials, and techniques, and address vital issues such as gender, race, patronage, cultural appropriation, continuity versus innovation, and high versus low culture. Leading authorities in design history and decorative arts studies present hundreds of objects in their contemporary contexts, demonstrating the overwhelming extent to which the applied arts have enriched customs, ceremony, and daily life worldwide over the past six hundred years.Lexicon
Search Terms
decorative arts, duplicateBook Details
Author
Pat Kirkham, Susan WeberPublisher
Bard Graduate Center / Yale UniversityDate Published
2013Call No.
NK600.K56ISBN
300196148, 9780300196146LCCN
2013019464Notes
Length: 712