By Charles L. Eastlake. Modern introduction by John Gloag. Unabridged reprint of the revised and enlarged 4th edition, 1878, including over 100 illustrations. Originally published in installments beginning in 1865 (in the publications The Queen and the London Review), Hints on Household Taste was first published in book form in 1868 and came to serve as a basic source of design philosophy for hundreds of architects, manufacturers and decorators, as well as perhaps hundreds of thousands of home owners. It covers almost all aspects of domestic living in mid-19th century England, from the arrangement of a vestibule, to utensils for the kitchen. Topics include rugs, carpet, floor coverings; tiles; wallpaper, hangings, stencilled decorations; furnishing of all sorts; arrangement of decorative objects; picture framing; design of tables, chairs, cupboards, beds, etc.; hardware; crockery, table service; color combinations; concordance of material and function, material and decoration; and a host of others. NOTE: Nine plates that appeared in color in the original work are reproduced in black and white for this unabridged reprint. 304 pages. Softcover. |
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