History of Design: Decorative Arts and Material Culture, 1400-2000 - Couverture rigide

 
9780300196146: History of Design: Decorative Arts and Material Culture, 1400-2000
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0300196148 ISBN 13 : 9780300196146
Editeur : Yale University Press, 2013

Synopsis

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, 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. This ambitious, landmark publication is essential reading, contributing a definitive classic to the existing scholarship on design, decorative arts, and material culture, while also introducing these subjects to new readers in a comprehensive, erudite book with widespread appeal.

Distributed for the Bard Graduate Center

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À propos de l?auteur

Pat Kirkham is a professor at the Bard Graduate Center, where Susan Weber is founder and director.

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Éditeur
Yale University Press
Date d'édition
2013
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0300196148
ISBN 13 
9780300196146
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
698
Éditeur
Kirkham Pat, Weber Susan
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Personne responsable
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