Details
HOPE, Thomas (1770?-1831). Household Furniture and Interior Decoration. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme, 1807. 2° (553 x 340mm). Engraved title and 60 plates by Aiken and Dawe (light foxing and spotting). Later 19th-century maroon hardgrain half morocco (rubbed).
This interesting series of plates actually illustrates the furniture and interiors of Hope's house in Duchess Street, London, and both the book and the interiors which depict not only classical styles but also those of Egypt, India and Moorish Spain, were intended to influence public taste. Berlin Katalog 1236.
This interesting series of plates actually illustrates the furniture and interiors of Hope's house in Duchess Street, London, and both the book and the interiors which depict not only classical styles but also those of Egypt, India and Moorish Spain, were intended to influence public taste. Berlin Katalog 1236.
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