The Italian Renaissance Interior, 1400-1600

E-115: Harry N Abrams. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1991. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Hardcover. 4to. Harry N. Abrams, Inc. 1991. 407 pgs. Illustrated with Color / Black and White Plates. First Edition/First Printing. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ. No ownership marks present. The text is clean and free of marks, binding tight and solid, boards have light shelf wear present. Remainder mark present to the bottom edge. For the wealthy homeowner in Renaissance Italy, creating domestic comfort was a matter worthy of tremendous thought and planning. Women ran the household and their influence was "particularly strong" in establishing a harmonious environment, giving attention to the smallest details of embroideries, furniture, mirrors, potted plants, cradles, etc. In an extraordinary album with hundreds of intriguing period illustrations, London-based curator Thornton ( Authentic Decor ) offers a privileged glimpse behind closed doors during the Italian Renaissance. Building was a voluptuous passion, and 15th-century architects and designers worked hand-in-hand, pioneering such new-fangled innovations as the apartment, a group of rooms closely associated with a single person. Complete with the bric-a-brac of daily life--bathtubs, table covers, ceramics, bird cages--this chronicle suggests that living itself was an art in the Italy of Michelangelo. E-115; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 407 pages .