This volume traces the connections between the Victorian era's domestic tastes and its social history. The authors explore how the outpouring of styles, reflected new concepts of morality, culture, and manners. The Secret Life of Victorian Houses includes the addresses for notable Victorian house museums and a source guide for purveyours of period ...
Now, eleven years after the original Painted Ladies these authors feel it is the perfect time to take their thousands of readers back to San Francisco and give them a house tour of another marvelous collection of proud Victorians--inside and out. Illustrated.
In honor of the joy of Christmas, the editors of "Victoria Magazine" present a collection of remembrances, recipes and suggestion for making each holiday as complete as it can possibly be. Photos.
The works in this series will introduce new collectors to the hobby, offer sound advice on buying, selling, and maintaining a collection, give background information, references, clubs and museums and explain how to distinguish true value from reproductions and fakes.
"This stunning edition covers architecture, furniture, linens, table settings, and other aspects of the decorative period which continues to inspire and delight."
This illustrated survey of the Victorian era examines each aspect of domestic style; from exterior details to every element of the interior, including furniture and fabrics. There is particular emphasis on styles for individual rooms, with ideas for recreating Victorian style.
This study of the household goods of Victorian America reveals the character, conflicts and tensions within the Victorian world. Considering specific furnishings and styles, it discusses the relationship of these objects to class and gender structure and to their place in Victorian ritual.
"North American Victorian architecture and interior design are explored in detail in this essential look at an enduring style. Packed with spectacular original photographs and informative text, this li"
During the late 19th century, tastes in interiors changed as rapidly as the times. Not one, but many different decorating styles fall under the category Victorian. This book explains the intricacies of Greek, Gothic, Rococo, Renaissance, and Colonial Revival, High Victorian Gothic, the Aesthetic Movement, the William Morris tradition, the Arts and ...
Victorian Interiors explores an astonishing variety of elaborately wrought and imaginatively conceived styles, ranging from classic Victorian to new Victorian, English cottage to American Gothic, and exotic Victoriana from the Indian Raj and the tropics of the British Colonies. As we head toward the next century, one thing is becoming patently ...
The Victorian era (1837-1901) produced a tremendous outpouring of beautifully designed objects for domestic use - from finely crafted, handmade decorative art pieces to humble, machine-made household tools. This album of Victorian objects is organized into six chapters, each devoted to a room in a typical Victorian house: the parlour, library, ...
Whether you wish to restore a period Victorian house, or simply recreate the intimate splendour of the period, this comprehensive book will show you how. Drawing on original catalogue material, Victorian House Style features many specially commissioned colour photographs of modern 'Victorian' interiors. This material helps shed light on the many ...
Lucid, charmingly written text -- profusely illustrated -- leads would-be decorators through the rooms of a late-19th-century home in a delightful quest for the right "look."
From morning teas and romantic brunches to formal dinners and lavish balls, this is an elegant and colorful companion to the Victorian vogue sweeping America. An irresistible excursion into a lovingly remembered world of elegance, extravagance, beauty and leisure. 130 full-color illustrations.
From Victoriana to Art Deco, this companion guide to collecting in this popular field covers the artistic movements, technological advances and the work of the major craftsmen and women of the period. There are also sections on identification, valuation, dating and fakes.
The author offers readers new glimpses into the past, tips on collecting and decorating, and information on the what, now, and why of the late-19th-century home and society. A source guide lists museums of Victoriana and other valuable resources for collectors. More than 300 full-color illustrations.
America is happily in the grip of Victoriana, and this stunning book is a treasure trove of ideas with which to add Victorian accents to your home. Illustrated.
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