{"product_id":"english-decoration-in-the-18th-century-1974-fowler-john-and-cornforth-john-1","title":"\"English Decoration In The 18th Century\" 1974 FOWLER, John and CORNFORTH, John","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eFOWLER, John and CORNFORTH, John\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e[288] pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe Pyne Press\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e1974\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e12\" x 8 1\/2\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eFine\/ Fine\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eScroll Down for (12) Additional Scans:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThis book is the result of a collaboration between an historically-minded decorator and an architectural historian, both vitally concerned with the preservation of English country houses.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eIts approach is fundamentally one of the social history; explaining how new forms of decoration were introduced and came to be used in the context of life in a great house.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThis is examined in the light of contemporary documents and with reference to interesting interiors still surviving.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe aim of the book is to create a sense of that harmony and balance that was so crucial to the 18th Century and is the essence of all great decorations.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe many illustrations, mostly taken specially, include both general views and details, and reproductions of original 18th century drawings.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Cary Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45886729519302,"sku":"36421","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0210\/6626\/files\/2026_05_27_11_02_43_001.jpg?v=1779908184","url":"https:\/\/thecarycollection.com\/products\/english-decoration-in-the-18th-century-1974-fowler-john-and-cornforth-john-1","provider":"The Cary Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}