Overview

The second edition of a comprehensive interior design reference that connects historical origins with contemporary practice. Entries cover furniture components, lighting principles and fixtures, materials and fabrics, construction devices, woods, accessories, and stylistic periods.

By tracing how forms and techniques recur across eras, the dictionary helps designers, students and historians place elements in context. Clear definitions and cross-references support research, classroom study, and practical project planning.

Details: 2nd edition, Fairchild Books (2006); paperback, 300 pages; ISBN 9781563674440.

• Historical and contemporary terminology
• Furniture, lighting, materials and styles
• Useful for students, professionals and researchers

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