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Chinoiserie
A study of the distinctive taste for decoration based on Chinese design.
Dawn Jacobson
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Resumen del libro
- A thorough examination of the Chinoiserie style - the timeless taste for decoration and architecture based on Chinese design
- Offers a window on to the exoticism of the East, and the way in which it has blended with Western sensibilities for hundreds of years
- Illustrates the influence of Chinoiserie on centuries' worth of applied arts, including gardens, interiors, furniture, tableware and tapestries
Datos
- Paperback
- English
- 290 x 250 mm, 11 3/8 x 9 7/8 in
- 240 pp
- 175 ilustraciones a color, 50 ilustraciones en blanco y negro
- ISBN-13: 9780714838366
- ISBN-10: 0714838365
Sobre el libro
Chinoiserie - the distinctive taste for decoration and architecture based on Chinese design - has its origins in the age-old fantasy of 'Cathay', the mysterious land of the East. This beautifully illustrated book shows the development of the style from its very beginnings, demonstrating its continuous influence in all of the decorative arts. With sumptuous photography showing all aspects of Chinoiserie, the book clarifies the ways in which the exotic East was incorporated into Western taste, in a way that still is relevant to all those involved in interior decoration today.
revistas de prensa
'This is a very thorough, apt, entertaining and beautifully illustrated survey of the surprising ways in which East meets West.' (Art Quarterly)
'Dawn Jacobson's Chinoiserie [is] a lavishly illustrated but intellectually serious study of one of the most intriguing of all artistic colonizations.' (The Times)
'The author's style is in tune with her delightful subject.' (World of Interiors)
Acerca del autor
Dawn Jacobson is a writer and lecturer on the fine and decorative arts.
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