Transcriber's Note:
Obvious typographical errors have been corrected.Inconsistent spelling and hyphenation in the originaldocument have been preserved.
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 onne doit jamais compter sur le décor appliqué pouren 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 | 162viii |
| XV | ... BU KİTABI OKUMAK İÇİN ÜYE OLUN VEYA GİRİŞ YAPIN!Sitemize Üyelik ÜCRETSİZDİR! | |