1st Edition

Four Walls Adorned Interior Decoration 1485–1820

By Iris Brooke Copyright 1952
138 Pages 8 Color Illustrations
by Routledge

138 Pages 8 Color Illustrations
by Routledge

138 Pages 8 Color Illustrations
by Routledge

Originally published in 1952, this book, profusely illustrated, describes the various styles of wall decoration that have been used in England from the time of Henry VII up to the reign of Queen Victoria. The houses illustrated are mainly the smaller English houses where economics of various sorts have been a greater factor in their original decoration than the actual fashions of the time. The... Read more

1.Early Tudor 1485-1558 2. Late Tudor 1558-1603 3. Early Stuart 1603-1660 4. Late Stuart 1660-1714 5. Early Georgian 1714-1760 6. George III 1760-1820.

Biography

Iris Brooke (1905-1981) was a British artist, book illustrator and author who was an expert in the history of costume.