A History of Interior Design and Furniture: From Ancient Egypt to Nineteenth-Century Europe, Second edition is a comprehensive survey of the major historical periods of interior architecture and decorative styles.

History of Interior Design & Furniture, Second Edition features more than 175 new illustrations, including over 150 full color photographs.

From Ancient Egypt to Nineteenth-Century Revival Styles that characterize the Victorian age, furniture and design are placed within the broader context of social, political, economic, and technological perspectives of each period.

Contents

1. Egypt, c. 3200–341 B.C
2. Greece, 500–30 B.C
3. Rome, 509 B.C.–A.D. 476
4. Middle Ages, 1150–1550
5. Italian Renaissance, 1460–1600
6. French Renaissance, 1450–1600
7. English Renaissance, 1500–1660
8. Italian Baroque, 1600–1700
9. French Baroque, 1600–1715
10. English Baroque, 1660–1702
11. French Rococo, 1700–1760
12. Early Georgian, England, 1715–1760
13. Early French Neoclassic, 1760–1789
14. Early English Neoclassic, 1770–1810
15. Late French Neoclassic, 1789–1820
16. Late English Neoclassic, 1810–1830
17. Nineteenth-Century French Revival Styles, 1815–1870
18. Nineteenth-Century English Revival Styles, 1830–1901

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