The Theory of Decorative Art An Anthology of European and American Writings, 1750-1940 Isabelle Frank, David Britt

Series:
Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design & Culture
Format:
Paperback
Publication date:
29 Dec 2000
ISBN:
9780300088052
Dimensions:
396 pages: 234 x 156 x 25mm
Illustrations:
45 illustrations

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This anthology contains significant writings on the theory of the decorative arts from the mid-18th century to the 1940s. It offers a history of decorative art as it emerged in the west, and reconstructs the debates over how to define this type of art and distinguish it from fine art.