{"product_id":"interiors-in-the-age-of-enlightenment-9781350408012","title":"Interiors in the Age of Enlightenment","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eInteriors in the Age of Enlightenment \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eprovides a comprehensive and interdisciplinary overview of the cultural history of interior design and interior spaces from 1700 to 1850.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConsidering the interior as material, social and cultural artefact, this volume moves beyond conventional descriptive accounts of changing styles and interior design fashions, to explore in depth the effect on the interior of the materials, processes, aesthetic philosophies and cultural attitudes of the age.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the Palace of Versailles to Virginia coffeehouses, and from Chinoiserie bathhouses to the trading exchanges of the West Indies, the chapters in this book examine a wide range of themes including technological advancements, public spaces, gender and sexuality, and global movements in interior designs and decorations.  Drawing together contributions from leading scholars, this volume provides the most authoritative and comprehensive survey of the history of interiors and inte\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe authors deal adroitly with a range of fascinating themes – from globalisation to the body. They tell us important things about the spaces and stuff of everyday life, and crucially, about what these things meant to and did for their owners. * Jon Stobart, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK *\u003cbr\u003eThe rich and nuanced essays in this valuable guide advance new perspectives on interior space. Written by leading scholars, the volume offers numerous vantage points from which we can peer into the eighteenth-century interior. * Stephen Hague, Rowan University, USA *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface   Introduction: The Interior in the Age of Enlightenment - \u003ci\u003eStacey Sloboda\u003c\/i\u003e  1. Beauty: Cultural Aesthetics in the Enlightenment Interior - \u003ci\u003eAnne Nellis Richter\u003c\/i\u003e 2. Technology: Cultural Transfer, Imitation, and Improvement of Materials and Surfaces of the Interior - \u003ci\u003eNoémie Étienne\u003c\/i\u003e 3. Designers, Professions, Trades: Conceiving and Making the Interior - \u003ci\u003eConor Lucey\u003c\/i\u003e 4. Global Movements: Exoticism and Hybridity in the Globalized Interior - \u003ci\u003eVanessa Alayrac-Fielding\u003c\/i\u003e 5. Private Spaces: Performing the Home - \u003ci\u003eMimi Hellman\u003c\/i\u003e 6. Public Spaces: Staging Ritual and Shaping Identity - \u003ci\u003eLaurel O. Peterson\u003c\/i\u003e 7. Gender and Sexuality: The Desire of Decor - \u003ci\u003eMichael Yonan\u003c\/i\u003e 8. The Interior in the Arts: Literary and Visual Representations - \u003ci\u003eKaren Lipsedge and Melinda McCurdy\u003c\/i\u003e  Bibliography Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407547441495,"sku":"9781350408012","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/interiors-in-the-age-of-enlightenment-9781350408012","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}