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What is The Theory of Decorative Art: An Anthology of European and American Writings, 1750-1940 (Bard Graduate Centre for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design & Culture) about?
This anthology gathers together the most significant writings on the theory of the decorative arts from the mid-eighteenth century to the 1940s. The volume offers the first history of the theory of decorative art as it emerged in the West and reconstructs the debates over how to define this category of art and distinguish it from the fine arts (music, poetry, architecture, painting, and sculpture).
Who reads The Theory of Decorative Art: An Anthology of European and American Writings, 1750-1940 (Bard Graduate Centre for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design & Culture)?
It is typically read by collectors seeking rare, out-of-print or specialist editions.
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- Author
- Isabelle Frank; with translations by David Britt
- Publisher
- Publ. for the Bard graduate center for studies in the decorative arts ; By Yale University Press
- Published
- 2000
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780300075519
- Category
- art
- Subjects
- Crafts & Hobbies, History, Philosophy
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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