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TABLE OF CONTENTS ABERCROMBIE, 6E INTERIOR DESIGN & DECORATION [Please use the H3s in the Table of Contents. Good selling tool to see our breadth of content.] CHAPTER 1 DESIGN BEFORE HISTORY (BEFORE 3400 B.C.) TIMELINE The Prehistoric Era Determinants of Prehistoric Design Stone Age Design The Old Stone Age and Its Design Cave Paintings at Chauvet Other Pictorial Forms The New Stone Age and Its Design VIEWPOINTS: A Modern Sculptor Looks at Early Art The Beginnings of the City Çatal Hüyük Skara Brae From Prehistory to History Summary: Prehistoric Design Looking for Character Looking for Quality Making Comparisons CHAPTER 2 EGYPT (4500 B.C.-A.D. 30) TIMELINE Egypt Determinants of Egyptian Design Geography and Natural Resources Religion Kingdoms, Dynasties, and Pharaohs Egyptian Architecture and Interiors Pyramids and Monuments Pyramids VIEWPOINTS: A Modern Architect Looks at the Pyramids Sphinxes Obelisks Temples Egyptian Houses Egyptian Furniture The Furniture of Queen Hetepheres The Furniture of King Tutankhamun Other Furniture Seating Beds Tables Other Furnishings Egyptian Decorative Arts Wall Painting Sculpture Ceramics Ivory and Alabaster Egyptian Faience and Glass TOOLS & TECHNIQUES: Egyptian Faience Wood TABLE 2-1: Cutting and Joining Wood Textiles Summary: Egyptian Design Looking for Character Looking for Quality Making Comparisons CHAPTER 3 THE ANCIENT NEAR EAST (2800-331 B.C.) TIMELINE The Ancient Near East Determinants of Ancient Near Eastern Design Geography and Natural Resources Religion Five Peoples of the Ancient Near East and Their Architecture The Sumerians (c. 2800-c. 2003 B.C.) The Babylonians (c. 2003-c. 1171 B.C.; 612 - 331 B.C.) The Assyrians (884-612 B.C.) VIEWPOINTS: An Art Theorist Looks at a Bull Statue The Persians (538-331 B.C.) The Sasanians (224 - A.D. 636) Furniture of the Ancient Near East Decorative Arts of the Ancient Near East Wall Treatments Metalwork Ceramics TOOLS & TECHNIQUES: The Potter's Wheel Textiles Summary: Ancient Near Eastern Design Looking for Character Looking for Quality Making Comparisons CHAPTER 4 GREECE (2800-146 B.C.) TIMELINE Greece The Beginnings of the Classical World Crete Minoan Architecture Minoan Pottery The Murals of Akrotiri Mycenae [COPYED: AU HAS MOVED THIS TO CH. 13-DELETE THIS BOX FROM CH. 4 in MS. AND TOC. TX.] The Palace and the Megaron Mycenaean Burial Structures Determinants of Greek Design Geography and Natural Resources Religion Political and Military Factors The Chronology of Greek Art Three Formative Periods Geometric Period Orientalizing Period Archaic Period Three Mature Periods Classical Period The Fourth Century Hellenistic Period Greek Architecture and Interiors The Temples of the Gods The Acropolis and the Parthenon VIEWPOINTS: A Modern Designer Looks at the Acropolis The Greek Orders TABLE 4-1: The Greek Orders VIEWPOINTS: Vitruvius on the Greek Orders Doric Order Ionic Order Corinthian Order Caryatids Greek Houses Other Greek Building Types The Stoa The Tholos The Mausoleum Greek Furniture Seating and Beds The Thronos The Klismos The Diphros The Kline Tables Storage Furniture Greek Decorative Arts Wall and Floor Decoration Moldings TABLE 4-2: Architectural Moldings Patterns The Greek Vase Vase Shapes and Their Uses TABLE 4-3: Shapes of Greek Vases Vase Types: Black-Figure and Red-Figure TOOLS & TECHNIQUES: Greek Vase Painting Vase Subject Matter Textiles Summary: Ancient Greek Design Looking for Character Looking for Quality Making Comparisons Greece and Egypt Greece and the Ancient Near East CHAPTER 5 ROME (753 B.C.-A.D. 550) TIMELINE Rome Determinants of Roman Design Geography and Natural Resources Religion The Etruscan Heritage The History of the Roman Empire Early Rome The Republic and Early Empire The High Empire Roman Architecture and Interiors The Development of Concrete TOOLS & TECHNIQUES: Concrete Construction The Arch, the Vault, and the Dome TABLE 5-1: The Arch, Vault, and Dome Roman Variations on the Greek Orders TABLE 5-2: The Roman Orders Temples The Pantheon VIEWPOINTS: A Historian Looks at the Pantheon Other Roman Temples Public Buildings Baths Forums Theaters and Amphitheaters Other Roman Buildings Types Roman Houses The Domus The Insula The Villa The Domus Aurea Hadrian's Villa Roman Ornament Wall Treatments TOOLS & TECHNIQUES: The Unearthing of Pompeii Variations on Greek Patterns, Moldings, and Motifs Roman Furniture Seating and Beds The Lectus The Solium The Cathedra Stools and Benches Tables Storage Furniture Lighting Roman Decorative Arts Ceramics Glass Window Glass TOOLS & TECHNIQUES: Glass-Blowing Methods Flashed Glass and Cased Glass Cage Cups Painted Glass Other Roman Glass Techniques Mosaics Textiles Summary: Ancient Roman Design Looking for Character Looking for Quality Making Comparisons CHAPTER 6 THE EARLY CHRISTIAN AND BYZANTINE WORLD (A.D. 1-800; 330-1453) TIMELINE Early Christian and Byzantine Design Determinants of Early Christian and Byzantine Design Geography and Natural Resources Religion Political and Military Factors Early Christian and Byzantine Architecture and Interiors Early Christian Architecture Catacombs Old St. Peter's, Rome Other Early Basilicas Buildings with Centralized Plans VIEWPOINTS: A Historian on Centralized Plan Churches The Byzantine Church TABLE 6.1: Dome Supports Hagia Sophia, Constantinople Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, Ravenna S. Vitale, Ravenna St. Mark's, Venice TABLE 6.2: Types of Crosses St. Basil's, Moscow Early Christian and Byzantine Ornament Christian Symbols TABLE 6.3: Christian Symbols Coptic Design Celtic Design Icons and Iconoclasm Early Christian and Byzantine Decorative Arts Lighting Ivories Mosaics TOOLS & TECHNIQUES: Byzantine Mosaics Ceramics, Glass, and Metalwork [c/e: It should be "Ceramics" in text and TOC, not "Ceramic"] Summary: Early Christian and Byzantine Design Looking for Character Looking for Quality Making Comparisons CHAPTER 7 THE ROMANESQUE (c. 800-c. 1200) TIMELINE Romanesque Design Determinants of Romanesque Design Geography and Natural Resources Religion The Coming of the Millennium Romanesque Architecture and Interiors Church Buildings TABLE 7-1: Types of Arches Ste.-Madeleine, Vézelay, France Durham Cathedral, Durham, England Fontenay Abbey, Burgundy, France VIEWPOINTS: Andrée Putman and Fontenay Cathedral Complex, Pisa, Italy Secular Buildings Romanesque Ornament TOOLS & TECHNIQUES: Cosmati Work Romanesque Furniture Seating Beds Tables Casegoods Romanesque Decorative Arts Metalwork Textiles Summary: Romanesque Design Looking for Character Looking for Quality Making Comparisons CHAPTER 8 THE GOTHIC (1132-c. 1500) TIMELINE Gothic Culture TIMELINE Gothic Cathedrals Determinants of Gothic Design Geography and Natural Resources Religion History Gothic Architecture and Interiors Architectural Components The Pointed Arch The Flying Buttress The Ribbed Vault Gothic Cathedrals Chartres Cathedrals VIEWPOINTS: Henry Adams on Chartres Amiens Cathedrals Wells Cathedrals Cathedral of Siena Secular Buildings Palazzo Pubblico, Siena Penshurst Place, Kent Ca D'Oro, Venice Gothic Ornament TABLE 8-1: Gothic Foiled Ornament Wood Paneling Stained Glass TOOLS & TECHNIQUES: Stained Glass Gothic Furniture Seating and Beds Casegoods Gothic Decorative Arts Metalwork Enamels Tapestries [C/E: it should be "Tapestries" throughout ms. and TOC. Tx.] TOOLS & TECHNIQUES: Tapestry Weaving Summary: Gothic Design Looking for Character Looking for Quality Making Comparisons CHAPTER 9 THE ISLAMIC WORLD (A.D. 622 to the Present) TIMELINE Islamic Design Determinants of Islamic Design Geography and Natural Resources Religion History Islamic Architecture and Interiors The Suleymaniye Mosque The Topkapi Palace The Private House The Tent Islamic Ornament Wall Treatments Plaster and Stucco Woodwork Tile Islamic Furniture Islamic Decorative Arts Ceramics Metalwork Textiles Carpets VIEWPOINTS: Islamic Carpets in a Mies Van Der Rohe House TABLE 9-1: Characteristics of Islamic Carpets Carpet Production TOOLS & TECHNIQUES: Carpet Weaving Carpet Quality Carpet Shapes and Sizes Carpet Designs TOOLS & TECHNIQUES: Motifs in Carpet Design Summary: Islamic Design Looking for Character Looking for Quality Making Comparisons CHAPTER 10 INDIA (2500 B.C. to the 19th Century) TIMELINE India Determinants of Indian Design Geography and Natural Resources Religion Political Developments Indian Architecture and Interiors Religious Monuments and Temples VIEWPOINTS: The Grid The Stupa The Cave Temple The Northern Temple The Southern Temple The Fort, the Palace, and the House The Taj Mahal TOOLS & TECHNIQUES: Pietra Dura VIEWPOINTS: A Modern Taj Mahal Indian Furniture Indian Decorative Arts Textiles TOOLS & TECHNIQUES: Indian Dyeing Methods Designs Colors Carpets and Floor Treatments Summary: Indian Design Looking for Character Looking for Quality Making Comparisons CHAPTER 11 CHINA 239 (4000 B.C.-A.D. 1912) TIMELINE China Determinants of Chinese Design Geography and Natural Resources Religion and Philosophy History Chinese Architecture and Interiors Temples and Pagodas Temples Pagodas The Forbidden City Chinese Houses Chinese Ornament Chinese Furniture VIEWPOINTS: Carolyn Iu on Chinese Design Seating The K'ang Tables Storage Furniture Chinese Decorative Arts Ceramics Terra-Cotta Earthenware and Stoneware Porcelain TOOLS & TECHNIQUES: The Secret of Porcelain Korean Celadon Metalwork Bronzes TOOLS & TECHNIQUES: The Casting and Carving of Bronze Enamel and Cloisonné TOOLS & TECHNIQUES: Variations on Cloisonné Lacquer and Shellac Textiles Silk TOOLS & TECHNIQUES: Silk Production Carpets Summary: Chinese Design Looking for Character Looking for Quality Making Comparisons CHAPTER 12 JAPAN 267 (A.D. 593-1867) TIMELINE Japan Determinants of Japanese Design Geography Religion History Japanese Architecture and Interiors Table 12-1: Room Plans Based on Tatami Mats A Buddhist Temple Precinct A Country Villa A Teahouse Japanese Ornament Japanese Furniture VIEWPOINTS: Christopher Dresser on the Japanese House Seating and Beds Tables Storage Furniture Screens Lighting and Accessories Japanese Decorative Arts Ikebana Ceramics Porcelain Tea Ceremony Wares Lacquer TOOLS & TECHNIQUES: Japanese Lacquer Textiles Summary: Japanese Design Looking for Character Looking for Quality Making Comparisons CHAPTER 13 ITALY: RENAISSANCE TO NEOCLASSICAL (Fifteenth to Eighteenth Centuries) TIMELINE Italian Renaissance and Later Developments Determinants of Italian Design Geography and Natural Resources Religion History and Patronage Italian Architecture and Interiors Early Renaissance Style Palazzo Davanzati, Florence Old Sacristy, San Lorenzo, Florence High Renaissance Style and Mannerism Palazzo Medici-Riccardi, Florence Vatican Loggie, Rome Medici Chapel, San Lorenzo Laurentian Library, San Lorenzo Villa Capra (La Rotunda), Near Vicenza Baroque Style VIEWPOINTS: Hans Scharoun on the Baroque Style St. Peter's, Rome Rococo and Neoclassical Styles Italian Ornament Frescoes TOOLS & TECHNIQUES: Fresco Painting Intarsia Work Della Robbia Work Italian Furniture Seating Beds [COPYEDITOR: please separate out this section in all ms. and TOC so chs. 13-20 are parallel. See msp. 13-27.] Tables Casegoods Lighting Italian Decorative Arts Ceramics Majolica TOOLS & TECHNIQUES: Majolica Porcelain Stonework and Imitation Stonework Glass and Mirrors Metalwork Textiles Tapestries [C/E: this is "Tapestry" in ms. Please fix. TX.] Silks Summary: Italian Design Looking for Character Looking for Quality Making Comparisons CHAPTER 14 SPAIN: HISPANO-MOORISH TO NEOCLASSICAL (Eighth to Eighteenth Centuries) TIMELINE Spain Determinants of Spanish Design Geography and Natural Resources History Religion Spanish Architecture and Interiors Hispano-Moorish Style The Mezquita, or Great Mosque, Córdoba VIEWPOINTS: An Italian Writer in the Mosque at Córdoba The Alhambra, Granada Gothic Styles: Mudéjar and Christian Gothic Baths Castles Cathedrals Cathedral of Seville Renaissance Styles: Plateresco and Desornamentado Plateresco Desornamentado El Escorial, Near Madrid Baroque Style: Churrigueresco Churrigueresco The Transparante, Toledo Rococo and Neoclassical Styles Pal cio Real, Madrid The Prado, Madrid Spanish Ornament Ceilings Doors Spanish Furniture Seating Beds Tables and Mirrors Casegoods (c/e: wrong in ms.] The Vargueño Liturgical Pieces Spanish Decorative Arts Tile and Other Ceramics Architectural Uses Nonarchitectural Uses TOOLS & TECHNIQUES: Making Multicolored Tile Metalwork TOOLS & TECHNIQUES: Crafting Iron and Steel Leatherwork [c/e: wrong in ms.] TOOLS & TECHNIQUES: Decorating Leather Cork Textiles Embroideries Carpets Summary: Spanish Design Looking for Character Looking for Quality Making Comparisons CHAPTER 15 FRANCE: RENAISSANCE TO NEOCLASSICAL (Fifteenth to Eighteenth Centuries) TIMELINE French Renaissance and Later Developments Determinants of French Design Geography and Natural Resources History Royal Taste The Rise of the Decorator French Architecture and Interiors Renaissance and Baroque (Louis XIV) Styles Chambord Versailles Régence and Rococo (Louis XV) Styles Salon de la Princesse French Provincial Neoclassical (Louis XVI) and Directoire Styles The Petit Trainon VIEWPOINTS: Juan Pablo Molyneux on Gabriel's Petit Trianon Directoire The Hôtel Particulier French Ornament Motifs and Symbols Table 15-1: French Ornament Parquetry and Marquetry TOOLS & TECHNIQUES: Parquetry and Marquetry French Furniture The Division of Occupations Seating Beds [c/e: please separate out this section in the ms. so chs. 13-20 are parallel, go to msp. 15-27] Tables Casegoods French Decorative Arts Pottery Palissy Faience and Creamware Porcelain Glass Lacquer Gilding and Ormolu TOOLS & TECHNIQUES: Gold Leaf and Ormolu Tapestries [C/E: as per above] The Gobelins Beauvais Aubusson Carpets Savonnerie Carpets Aubusson Carpets Other Textiles Silks Toile de Jouy Wallpaper The Papillons Réveillon Summary: French Design Looking for Character Looking for Quality Making Comparisons CHAPTER 16 ENGLAND: RENAISSANCE TO NEOCLASSICAL (Fifteenth to Eighteenth Centuries) TIMELINE English Renaissance and Later Developments [P/E: this is a REVISED title for timeline] Determinants of English Design Geography and Natural Resources Religion History English Architecture and Interiors Early Renaissance Styles: Tudor and Elizabethan Compton Wynyates, Warwickshire King's College Chapel, Cambridge Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire High Renaissance Style: Jacobean Knole, Kent Inigo Jones The Banqueting House, London Wilton House, Wiltshire Baroque Styles: Restoration, William and Mary, and Queen Anne Sir Christopher Wren St. Paul's Cathedral, London Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire Neoclassical Style: Georgian Chiswick House, London Robert and James Adam VIEWPOINTS: Sir John Soane on Robert Adam Syon House, London English Ornament Strapwork Woodwork Wood Paneling Grinling Gibbons Plasterwork TOOLS & TECHNIQUES: Plasterwork English Furniture Furniture Woods The Age of Oak The Age of Walnut The Age of Mahogany The Age of Satinwood Furniture Designers William Kent Thomas Chippendale Robert Adam George Hepplewhite Thomas Sheraton Seating Beds Tables Casegoods English Decorative Arts Ceramics Bow Chelsea Staffordshire Wedgwood Glass Metalwork TOOLS & TECHNIQUES: Making Silver Pieces Textiles Chintz Printed Fabrics Embroideries [C/E: it needs to be plural. Please fix in msp. 16-57. Tx.] Wall, Bed, and Window Treatments Carpets and Floorcloths Tapestries Wallpaper Summary: English Design Looking for Character Looking for Quality Making Comparisons CHAPTER 17 AFRICA (Prehistory to the Present) [Timeline Africa-TBD and needs title] Determinants of African Design Geography and Natural Resources Religion VIEWPOINTS: Picasso on African Art History Conservation African Architecture and Interiors Nankani Compound, Ghana Mosque at Djenné, Mali Emir's Palace, Kano, Nigeria African Ornament Ornament of Earth TOOLS & TECHNIQUES: Earthen Masonry Ornament of Wood African Furniture African Decorative Arts Ceramics Metalwork Textiles Summary: African Design Looking for Character Looking for Quality Making Comparisons CHAPTER 18 PRE-COLUMBIAN AMERICA (Before the Sixteenth Century) TIMELINE Pre-Columbian America Central and South America Determinants of Central and South American Design The Olmecs (2000 B.C. - 300 B.C.) La Venta Jade TOOLS & TECHNIQUES: Jade Carving Teotihuac n (250 B.C. - A.D. 900) The Zapotecs (500 B.C. - A.D. 800) The Mayas (300 B.C. - A.D. 1521) Chichén Itz VIEWPOINTS: Frank Lloyd Wright on Mayan Stonework Frescoes at Bonampak Mayan Furniture The Moche (A.D. 100 - 750) The Incas (A.D. 1000 - 1476) Machu Picchu Textiles The Mixtecs (A.D. 1200 - 1521) North America Determinants of North American Design North American Architecture and Interiors Pueblos and Kivas Dwellings North American Decorative Arts Ceramics Turquoise Basketry TOOLS & TECHNIQUES: Basket Weaving Textiles Summary: Pre-Columbian American Design Looking for Character Looking for Quality Making Comparisons CHAPTER 19 EARLY AMERICA (Sixteenth to Eighteenth Centuries) TIMELINE Early America Determinants of Early American Design Geography and Natural Resources Religion History Early American Architecture and Interiors The Colonial Period (1565-1776) Table 19-1: Brick Bonds TOOLS & TECHNIQUES: Windows and Window Glass Horton House, Southold, NY The Governor's Palace, Williamsburg, VA VIEWPOINTS: Robert A. M. Stern Looks at Williamsburg The Federal Period (1776-1800) Government Buildings and Plans Monticello, Albemarle County, VA The Spanish Missions (1769-1823) Early American Ornament Motifs Pattern Books Chimneypieces, Ceilings, and Moldings Early American Furniture Table 19-2: Wood Turning Table 19-3: Furniture Feet Furniture Designers The Shakers John Goddard John Townsend Samuel McIntyre Duncan Phyfe Seating Beds Tables Casegoods Clocks Early American Decorative Arts Ceramics Glass Caspar Wistar Henry William Stiegel Mirrors Metalwork John Coney Paul Revere Textiles Bed and Window Coverings Upholstery Carpets, Rugs, and Floorcloths Stenciling and Wallpaper TOOLS & TECHNIQUES: Stenciling Summary: Early American Design Looking for Character Looking for Quality Making Comparisons CHAPTER 20 THE NINETEENTH CENTURY Determinants of 19th Century Design History Communications Technology 19th-Century Architecture and Design Empire Style Percier and Fontaine Charles Garnier and the Second Empire Regency Style John Nash John Soane VIEWPOINTS: Pamela Baker on Sir John Soane Other Classicist Styles Neoclassicism in Ireland Neoclassicism in Germany The Biedermeier Style in Austria The Gustavian Style in Sweden Revivalist Styles Gothic Revival Greek Revival Egyptian Revival Romanesque Revival Renaissance Revival Eastern Styles The Arts and Crafts Movement William Morris and Philip Webb Gustav Stickley and the Mission Style Greene & Greene The Aesthetic Movement Art Nouveau Style Louis Sullivan Victor Horta Emile Gallé and Hector Guimard The Successionists Beyond Art Nouveau Antoní Gaudi Charles Rennie Mackintosh New Equipment Heating Lighting Plumbing New Building Types Office Towers Railroad Stations Department Stores Hotels 19th-Century Ornament 19th-Century Furniture Structure as Ornament Color Theory TOOLS & TECHNIQUES: The Science of Color 19th-Century Furniture Empire and Regency Furniture Other Classicist Furniture Revivalist Furniture Arts and Crafts and Art Nouveau Furniture New Furniture Techniques Thonet's Bentwood VIEWPOINTS: Le Corbusier on a Thonet Chair Belter's Laminated Wood Patent Furniture 19th-Century Decorative Arts Ceramics Glass Gallé Tiffany Metalwork Textiles Window Treatments TOOLS & TECHNIQUES: Curtains and Drapery Upholstery Carpets Wall and Floor Treatments Wall Treatments Floor Treatments Wallpaper Zuber and Dufour Morris and Voysey Summary: 19th Century Design Looking for Character Looking for Quality Making Comparisons CHAPTER 21 THE TWENTIETH CENTURY Determinants of 20th Century Design History Communications Technology 20th-Century Architecture and Interiors Forerunners Elsie de Wolfe Edwin Lutyens Pioneers Frank Lloyd Wright Peter Behrens Josef Hoffmann Bauhaus Walter Gropius Marcel Breuer Ludwig Mies van der Rohe VIEWPOINTS: Philip Johnson on Mies van der Rohe Purism and De Stijl Le Corbusier Gerrit Rietveld Art Deco Jacques-Émile Ruhlmann Donald Deskey Jean-Michel Frank Italian Rationalism Scandinavian Modern The Saarinens Alvar Aalto Modernism in America Richard Neutra Philip Johnson Louis Kahn Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill Powell/Kleinschmidt Minimalism The New York Five Reactions Against Modernism Brutalism Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown Postmodernism and Pop New Possibilities Frank Gehry Tadao Ando Norman Foster Eclecticism Frances Elkins Dorothy Draper William Pahlmann John Dickinson Albert Hadley Andrée Putman Charles Pfister Design Media Books Magazines and Other Media Stores Museums and Exhibitions New Equipment Lighting HVAC Acoustics New Materials Steel and Glass TOOLS & TECHNIQUES: New Glass Techniques Aluminum Reinforced Concrete Plastics Plaster Substitutes TOOLS & TECHNIQUES: Drywall Construction Wood Products and Substitutes Paint 20th-Century Ornament 20th-Century Furniture Pioneers in Furniture Bauhaus Purism and De Stijl Art Deco Furniture Modern Furniture Scandinavian Modern Charles and Ray Eames Herman Miller Knoll New Possibilities in Furniture Systems and Built-ins 20th-Century Decorative Arts Ceramics and Glass Metalwork Textiles Window Treatments Upholstery TOOLS & TECHNIQUES: Making Upholstery Carpets TOOLS & TECHNIQUES: Modern Carpet Manufacture Wallpaper Summary: 20th Century Design Looking for Character Looking for Quality Making Comparisons
Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication:
Interior decoration.
Decoration and ornament.