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THE DECORATION OF HOUSES
Charles Scribner's
Sons
New York
1914
The
Decoration of
Houses
By
Edith Wharton
and
Ogden Codman Jr.
Copyright, 1897, by Charles Scribner's Sons
"Une forme doit être belle en elle-même et on ne doit jamais compter sur le décor appliqué pour en sauver les imperfections."
Henri Mayeux: La Composition Décorative.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
| PAGE | ||
| Introduction | xix | |
| I | The Historical Tradition | 1 |
| II | Rooms in General | 17 |
| III | Walls | 31 |
| IV | Doors | 48 |
| V | Windows | 64 |
| VI | Fireplaces | 74 |
| VII | Ceilings and Floors | 89 |
| VIII | Entrance and Vestibule | 103 |
| IX | Hall and Stairs | 106 |
| X | The Drawing-room, Boudoir, and Morning-room | 122 |
| XI | Gala Rooms: Ball-room, Saloon, Music-room, Gallery | 134 |
| XII | The Library, Smoking-room, and "Den" | 145 |
| XIII | The Dining-room | 155 |
| XIV | Bedrooms | 162 |
| XV | The School-room and Nurseries | 173 |
| XVI | Bric-à-Brac | 184 |
| Conclusion | 196 | |
| Index | 199 | |
LIST OF PLATES
| FACING PAGE | ||
| I | Italian Gothic Chest | 1 |
| II | French Arm-chairs, XV and XVI Centuries | 6 |
| III | French Armoire, XVI Century | 10 |
| IV | French Sofa and Arm-chair, Louis XIV Period | 12 |
| V | Room in the Grand Trianon, Versailles | 14 |
| VI | French Arm-chair, Louis XV Period | 16 |
| VII | French Bergère, | |