Table of Contents

Preface; Prehistory to Early Civilizations; Classical Civilizations: Greece and Rome; Early Christian, Byzantine, and Romanesque; Islamic and Asian Traditions; The Later Middle Ages; The Renaissance in Italy; Baroque and Rococo in Italy and Northern Europe; Renaissance, Baroque, and Rococo in France and Spain; Renaissance to Georgian in The Low Countries and England; Colonial and Federal America; The Regency, Revivals, and Industrial Revolution; The Victorian Era; The Aesthetic Movements; Art Nouveau and the Vienna Secession; Eclecticism; The Emergence of Modernism; Art Deco and Industrial Design; The Spread of Early Modernism in Europe; Modernism in America; The Ascendency of Modernism; Contemporary Design; Glossary; Bibliography; Index

About the Author

John Pile was Professor of Design at the renowned Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, for most of his teaching career. He is the author of twelve books on furniture, colour, draughtsmanship, office planning and other aspects of interior design.