Period Style for the Theatre
Technological and aesthetic developments that affect design, lighting, and music are also included. This is a textbook meant for Period Styles courses in Theatre programs.
Known as the Victorian era, its influence extended to architecture, furniture, clothing, and the moral code of conduct. Because of advances in technology at this time, new materials and construction techniques impacted styles.
Each chapter covers a different fixture or fitting suited to a period home, followed by a photo gallery of ideas in chronological order.
Guide to creating a period-style kitchen.
Memorandum from Henry Costanzo, August 16, 1956, RG 469, box 46, file Trade— import/Exports, national Archives and Records Administration (hereafter nARA); Letter from Korean Tire Association, 1959, RG 469, box 104, ...
Here is a fascinating visual survey of the eclectic, richly decorative, and always popular Victorian era.
Offers tips for period-style decorating using curtains, draperies, and soft furnishings, and includes step-by-step sewing instructions for fourteen projects
Household Furniture and Interior Decoration: Classic Style Book of the Regency Period
Packed with spectacular original photographs and informative text, this lively book opens a door to the ornate decorative past.