| Description |
258 pages : illustrations (mostly color) ; 30 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Acknowledgements Foreword Introduction Chapter 1. The Vernacular Interior Chapter 2. Heat and Light Chapter 3. Walls Chapter 4. Doors and Doorways Chapter 5. Windows Chapter 6. Floors Chapter 7. Ceilings Chapter 8. Stairs Chapter 9. Paint and Painting Chapter 10. Furniture Conclusion: The Vernacular Interior in Context Appendix I Appendix II Appendix III Appendix IV Appendix V Appendix VI Appendix VII Appendix VIII Glossary Notes Bibliographical note Index |
| Summary |
"This book is a greatly expanded and revised version of James Ayres's earlier work the Book of the Home in Britain, and deals with a wide range of subjects, including heating and lighting, details of doors, doorways and staircases, the use of colour, and much more. We learn, for example, that in Tudor England, glazed windows, door locks and floorboards were not always considered as fixtures because of their expense. It was only after such features became cheaper that these interiors grew more decorative and comfortable. In pre-industrial Britain, textiles and printed wallpaper were unavailable to most households because of their cost, so that colour and pattern were introduced through painted floors, ceilings, furniture and stencilled walls |
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In general, householders took advantage of what was available nearby; homes in the south-east, for example, made use of the cast and wrought iron products of Kent and Sussex, and those in Devon had locally-made earthenware fire-backs and firedogs." "Ayres has assembled a mosaic that provides a vivid picture of the interiors of smaller domestic dwellings of the past. Embellished with illustrations from early sources, the author's own line drawings together with photographs of surviving interiors and their details, the book provides evidence for the treatment of historic interiors and inspiration for schemes of decoration today."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Architecture, Domestic -- Great Britain -- History.
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Vernacular architecture -- Great Britain -- History.
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Interior decoration -- Great Britain -- History.
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Vernacular architecture -- Great Britain -- Sources.
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| LC no. |
2003005824 |
| ISBN |
0300084455 : |
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