The Decoration of Houses

About this eBook

Author

Codman, Ogden, 1863-1951

Credits

Produced by Melissa McDaniel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

NK: Fine Arts: Decorative and Applied Arts, Decoration and Ornament

Subject

Interior decoration

Category

Text

eBook-No.

40367

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/40367

Release Date

July 29, 2012

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE DECORATION OF HOUSES — TABLE OF CONTENTS — LIST OF PLATES — BOOKS CONSULTED — FRENCH — ENGLISH — GERMAN AND ITALIAN — INTRODUCTION — I — THE HISTORICAL TRADITION — II — ROOMS IN GENERAL — III — WALLS — IV — DOORS — V — WINDOWS — VI — FIREPLACES — VII — CEILINGS AND FLOORS — VIII — ENTRANCE AND VESTIBULE — IX — HALL AND STAIRS — X — THE DRAWING-ROOM, BOUDOIR, AND MORNING-ROOM — XI — GALA ROOMS: BALL-ROOM, SALOON, MUSIC-ROOM, GALLERY — XII — THE LIBRARY, SMOKING-ROOM, AND "DEN" — XIII — THE DINING-ROOM — XIV — BEDROOMS — XV — THE SCHOOL-ROOM AND NURSERIES — XVI — BRIC-À-BRAC — CONCLUSION — INDEX — FOOTNOTES:

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