Decorative Arts, Style and Design from Classical to Contemporary

By Judith H. Miller

As outspoken in his day as Richard Dawkins or Christopher Hitchens are today, American freethinker and author ROBERT GREEN INGERSOLL (1833-1899) was a notorious radical whose uncompromising views on... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0756623499
• ISBN13: 9780756623494
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: DK
• Length: 440 Pages
• Weight: 5.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.8" x 1.0" x 10.0"

Customer Reviews

Wait Until You See This Book!!!

When this book came out I could not wait until I could get a copy. Books costing $100-300 cannot compete unless they specialize on only a limited segment. The publisher claims that there are 3000 (and only a few are small) photos in this book and I believe it. Grouped by time periods and then divided into categories of ceramics, glass, clocks, textiles, furniture, and metalware- it covers primarily 1680 to today. This is a coffee table book weighing almost 6 pounds. In the area not taken up by photos, there are moderately detailed historical descriptions of the items. This is an encyclopedia of 440 oversized pages. The book is a good place to start your research of specific periods or items of decorative arts. I have since purchased more of Judith Miller's books to have even more examples of European furniture, glass, and porcelain from 1700-1900. There are only a few museums which trump this masterpiece. Besides the index in the back, she has listed international museums, antique dealers, and a glossary of terms. I can only add that she should have included the Minneapolis Institute of Art because it displays much of what this book contains plus paintings and sculptures.