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Drapery, interior decoration and architecture : a practical hand-book for the dealer, decorator and the workroom / by A. G morrison.
Athenaeum of Philadelphia - Rare Books Collection Oversize NK2110 .M8 1906
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Morrison, Alexander George.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Draperies.
- Interior decoration.
- Upholstery.
- Physical Description:
- C, xii, 139, xiii-xxxiii, D-F p. : ill. ; 31 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : T. A. Cawthra & Co., 27 East 21st Street, 1906.
- Contents:
- Pt. 1 The period styles, The Egyptian
- The Persian
- The Indo-Saracenic
- The Byzantine
- The Moorish
- The Japanese
- The Greek orders
- The Gothic
- The Renaissance
- The Louis styles
- The Empire
- The Colonial
- Pt. 2 The practical draper, The Workroom
- Drapery cutting
- Overdraperies
- Porteries
- Panels, transoms, etc
- Wall coverings
- Slip covers
- Pillows, cushions, etc
- Awnings
- Carpets and rugs
- Mantel Draperies
- Color and color harmony
- Pt. 3 Special rooms, A Louis XV bedroom
- The reception hall
- An English Colonial bedroom
- The library; modern art
- The ballroom
- An American Indian room
- A country club
- An American home
- A hotel dining-room.
- Notes:
- [15] p. in front of advertisements.
- Local Notes:
- Athenaeum copy: Page B is inscribed as: Robert E. Bernhard.
- Cited in:
- Winkler, Gail Caskey. Capricious fancy
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