The Decoration of Houses / Emily J. Orlando, Edith Wharton, and Ogden Ogden Codman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Orlando, Emily J. (Emily Josephine), 1969- author.

Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937, author.

Codman, Ogden, author.

Series:

New York state series.

New York state series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Interior decoration.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (lxviii, 290 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Syracuse, New York : Syracuse University Press, [2024]

Summary:

"This annotated edition of Edith Wharton's decorating guidebook includes a new comprehensive introduction, with relevant biographical information, and reproductions of the book's original illustrations"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

"The rare harmony of feeling" : an introduction to The decoration of houses by Edith Wharton and Ogden Codman, Jr. / Emily Orlando

Books consulted by Wharton and Codman

[The decoration of houses]. Introduction ; The historical tradition ; Rooms in general ; Walls ; Doors ; Windows ; Fireplaces ; Ceilings and floors ; Entrance and vestibule ; Hall and stairs ; The drawing-room, boudoir, and morning-room ; Gala rooms : ball-room, saloon, music-room, gallery ; The library, smoking-room, and "den" ; The dining-room ; Bedrooms ; The school-room and nurseries ; Bric-a-brac ; Conclusion.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780815657224

0815657226

OCLC:

1449551152