Author: Frank, Isabelle; editor:
Title: The Theory of Decorative Art : An Anthology of European & American Writings, 1750-1940
Description: New Haven, Yale University Press, (2000). orig.boards. 24x15cm, xiv, 392 pp. Minor rubbing. VG. ¶ Contents: The Functions of the Decorative Arts; The Uses of Beauty; The Theory of Function; Materials & Techniques of the Decorative Arts: The Artist-Designer & the Machine; The Theory of Technique; Ornament & Style in the Decorative Arts: Ornament & Its Functions; The Theory of Style.

Keywords: Decorative Arts, Art History, Decoration, Ornament, Aesthetics, Aesthetic, Criticism, ,