1924 English Decoration and Furniture of the Early Renaissance (1500-1650) An Account of Its Development and Characteristic Forms

Description

Colour Plates, Decorative Binding, First Edition, Illustrated, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding, With Dustwrapper

This is the fourth volume in Margaret Jourdain's English Decoration and Furniture series. It focuses on the period of 1500-1650.

The first edition, first impression of the work, with no further editions or impressions listed.

Full bound in the original publisher's blind stamped and gilt titled cloth, with the original unclipped dust wrapper.

Replete with an abundance of illustrations, both monochrome and colour, plates and vignettes, including a colour plate frontispiece from a watercolour by Joseph Nash.

Uncommonly encountered with the dust wrapper thus.

This is a visually-rich study of the decoration and furniture in England between the years 1500 and 1650 by Margaret Jourdain, an author who produced several significant works on English furniture and decoration. It incudes chapters on woodwork, glass and glazing, staircases, and tables.