The French archive of design and decoration / Stafford Cliff.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cliff, Stafford
Language:English
Published: New York : Harry N. Abrams, 1999.
Subjects:
Decoration and ornament > France.
Decorative arts > France.
Design > France.
Physical Description:255 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Into the 18th century, the influence of Versailles
  • Régence and Louis XV, the triumph of Rococo
  • Transition, Louis XVI and Directoire, the new classicism
  • Consulate, Empire and Restoration, styles imperial
  • Second Empire and Fin-de-sićle, revivalism and revolution
  • Twentieth-century duality, art deco and modernism.