The Decoration of Houses
Transcriber's Note:
Obvious typographical errors have been corrected. Inconsistent spelling and hyphenation in the original document have been preserved.
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 .
Androuet du Cerceau, Jacques.
Les Plus Excellents Bâtiments de France. Paris, 1607.
Edith Wharton
Ogden Codman
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THE DECORATION OF HOUSES
TABLE OF CONTENTS
LIST OF PLATES
BOOKS CONSULTED
FRENCH
ENGLISH
GERMAN AND ITALIAN
INTRODUCTION
I
THE HISTORICAL TRADITION
II
ROOMS IN GENERAL
III
WALLS
IV
DOORS
V
WINDOWS
VI
FIREPLACES
VII
CEILINGS AND FLOORS
VIII
ENTRANCE AND VESTIBULE
IX
HALL AND STAIRS
X
THE DRAWING-ROOM, BOUDOIR, AND MORNING-ROOM
XI
GALA ROOMS: BALL-ROOM, SALOON, MUSIC-ROOM, GALLERY
XII
THE LIBRARY, SMOKING-ROOM, AND "DEN"
XIII
THE DINING-ROOM
XIV
BEDROOMS
XV
THE SCHOOL-ROOM AND NURSERIES
XVI
BRIC-À-BRAC
CONCLUSION
INDEX
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