French Style and Decoration (Ciltli) _{A Sourcebook fo Original Designs}

A companion toEnglish Style and Decoration, this profusely illustrated reference reproduces more than 600 original sketches, engravings, and printed patterns, chronicling French design and decoration from André-Charles Boulle's 1685 furniture designs for the palace of Versailles through the international exhibitions in Paris that defined art nouveau, art deco, and international modernism. Designs for Sèvres porcelain, Gobelins tapestries, and Baccarat crystal are accompanied by traditional printed cotton motifs from Provence, silks from Lyons, glass by Gallé and Daum, and furniture and interiors by Guimard and Ruhlmann, each captioned in detail with its provenance and its place in the context of French design.