Title & Author:

The elements of design : a practical encyclopedia of the decorative arts from the Renaissance to the present / general editor, Noël Riley ; consulting editor, Patricia Bayer.

Publication:

New York : Free Press, 2003.

Description:

544 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 508-509) and index.
Renaissance 1400-1600 10 -- Baroque c. 1600-1730 40 -- Rococo c. 1715-70 80 -- Neoclassicism c. 1760-1830 126 -- Historic Revivals c. 1820-1900 210 -- The Aesthetic Movement 1870-90 250 -- Arts and Crafts c. 1880-1920 274 -- Art Nouveau 1890-1914 298 -- Early Modernism 1900-30 330 -- Art Deco 1910-39 350 -- Modernism 1920-49 378 -- Contemporary c. 1945-60 420 -- Space Age 1960-69 450 -- Postmodernism 1970-2000 482.
Also issued online.

Summary:

"The Elements of Design is the definitive visual reference book on design trends in the decorative arts from 1500 to 2000. Thematic chapters dealing with the Baroque, Rococo, Aesthetic Movement, Art Nouveau, Art Deco, and other eras examine the decorative arts tradition in the development of ceramic, glass, silver and metalwork, textile, and furniture design. With more than 3,000 images - including prints, photographs, and line drawings - The Elements of Design is an indispensable visual dictionary for collectors, design historians, interior decorators, and designers alike."--Jacket.

Resources:
Contributor biographical information
Publisher description

ISBN:

0743222296 (hc)
9780743222297 (hc)

Subject:

Decorative arts History.
Arts décoratifs Histoire.
Decorative arts
Kunsthandwerk
Design

Form/genre:

Encyclopedia
Nonfiction.
illustrated books.
encyclopedias.
Illustrated works
Encyclopedias
History
Books.
Ouvrages illustrés.
Encyclopédies.

Added entries:

Riley, Noël.
Bayer, Patricia.

Holdings:

Location: Library study room 229469
Call No.: NK750 .E48 2003
Status: Available