French style and decoration : a sourcebook of original designs ; with over 600 designs, patterns, and settings in color and black and white /
Stafford Cliff.
- London : Thames & Hudson, 2008.
- 248 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.
"Originally published in larger format as: The French archive of design and decoration"--Colophon.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 246) and index.
Author's preface -- Introduction -- Into the 18th century, the influence of Versailles -- R�egence and Louis XV, the triumph of Rococo -- Transition, Louis XVI and Directoire, the new classicism -- Consulate, Empire and Restoration, styles imperial -- Second Empire and Fin-de-si�cle, revivalism and revolution -- Twentieth-century duality, art deco, and modernism -- Bibliography -- Index -- Acknowledgments.
9780500514009 (hbk.) 0500514003 (hbk.)
Decoration and ornament--France. Interior decoration--France.