Fashion & Interior Design

For courses in History of Architecture, Interior Design, Furnishings, and Decorative Arts.

Exceptionally comprehensive, this single-source text/reference allows students to compare and contrast architecture, interior design, interior architectural features, design details, motifs, furniture, space planning, color, lighting, textiles, interior surface treatments, and decorative accessories through many centuries—from antiquity to the 18th century—from the many regions of the world. Additionally, it includes later interpretations of architecture, interiors, and furniture to illustrate the evolution of each stylistic influence, and examples of costumes. The volume is extensively illustrated and features many diagrammed illustrations with explanatory notes highlighting specific design features.

• Flexible, easy-to-use.

  • Enables instructors to teach content chronologically or topically. Ex.___

• Totally integrated narrative and illustrations—Interweaves a design analysis language with that of art and architectural history.

  • Enables students to easily make connections between the written and graphic content. Ex.___

• Multi-context perspective—Places each period within a conceptual, cultural, historical, and social context.

  • Allows students to make connections between all aspects of each aesthetic development. Ex.___

• A broad range of examples—Depicts high-style and domestic structures and furnishings that reflect residential, commercial, and institutional projects.

• Later interpretations of the stylistic illustrations—Includes examples showing how earlier styles were and are being interpreted in later centuries, including products currently being manufactured and projects recently completed.

  • Provides a new dimension to the study of design history. Ex.___

• Illustrations—Includes new and historical illustrations in black & white and color, line drawings, and material from trade catalogues, magazines, books, and journals. Identifies colors appropriate to a style, as much as possible.

• Diagrammed illustrations—Highlights some illustrations with explanatory notes to explain the major historical design features of a particular style of architecture, interior, or furniture described in the text.

  • Allows students to make visual connections between the content. Ex.___

• Timeline—Provides a chronological list of important events occurring during each basic art movement. Maps offer an overview of various countries.

• Descriptive and concise written narrative—Paragraphs present general information and bullet-point lists identify distinct design characteristics,

  • Aids in the easy retrieval of information. Ex.___

• Consistent format—Each section follows an organized format for the presentation and sequencing of design content.

  • Makes the text both easy to teach from and to learn from. Ex.___

• A detailed glossary—Includes architectural systems, orders, building types, architectural details, interior details, and furniture details.

• An extensive reference list—Of important buildings and interiors and important design practitioners.

  • Assists students in additional study. Ex.___

INTRODUCTION.

ORIENTAL.

ANTIQUITY.

MIDDLE AGES.

RENAISSANCE.

BAROQUE.

ROCOCO.

EARLY NEOCLASSIC.

Introduction to Interior Design (Interior Design)
History of Furniture (Interior Design)

THE most complete survey of architecture, interiors, furniture, and decorative arts.

This 2 volume set spans the ages from antiquity to the present. A complete, integrated, and interdisciplinary reference for:

• the built environment
• space planning
• color
• lighting
• interior design
• interior architectural features
• design details
• motifs
• furniture
• space planning
• color
• lighting
• textiles
• interior surface treatments
• decorative accessories

The unique scope allows comparison in all areas of design through the centuries. Narrative and graphics interweave design analysis with art and architectural history.

Innovations:

• Graphic material features a wide diversity of illustrations, some common and some less well known.
• Design diagramming highlights major design features allowing the reader to make visual connections between the content.
• List of important buildings and interiors and important design practitioners is included to assist in additional study.
• Color photographs serve as a needed resource for period study.
• Later interpretations of the stylistic illustrations from subsequent centuries provide a new dimension to the study of design history.
• Extensive reference list, glossary, and index offer flexibility and ease of use.

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• Package ISBN-10: 0131361406 | ISBN-13: 9780131361409
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  This package contains:
• Architecture and Interior Design Through the 18th Century: An Integrated History, 1/E
  Harwood, May & Sherman | ©2002 | Prentice Hall | Cloth; 558 pages
  
• Architecture and Interior Design from the 19th Century, Volume II, 1/E
  Harwood, May & Sherman | ©2009 | Prentice Hall | Cloth; 1040 pages