Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Wedd, Kit
Title:
The Victorian Society book of the Victorian house / Kit Wedd.
Alternate Title(s):
Victorian house
Edition:
paperback edition.
Published / Created:
London : Aurum Press Limited, 2007.
Physical Description:
272 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
Collection:
Reference Library
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-263) and index.
Contents:
Part 1. The House. An age of building ; The Victorian house ; Living in the Victorian house -- Part 2. Structure and materials. Brick and terracotta ; Stone ; Render, stucco and tile-hanging ; Roofs ; Carpentry and joinery ; Windows ; Doors ; Ironwork ; Conservatories and extensions -- Part 3. Services. Fireplaces and chimneys ; Lighting ; Kitchens ; Bathrooms -- Part 4. Interior decoration. Plain and decorative plaster ; Decorative tiles ; Paint colours and finishes ; Wallcoverings ; Curtains and blinds ; Floorcoverings.
Subject Terms:
Architecture, Victorian -- Great Britain. | Architecture, Domestic -- Conservation and restoration -- Great Britain. | Architecture, Domestic -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century. | Interior decoration -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century. | Architecture, Domestic -- Conservation and restoration. | Architecture, Victorian. | Great Britain.
Contributors:
Victorian Society.