The Decoration of Houses and geometric shapes and designs

and geometric shapes and designs provide much-needed material for collage and illustrations — material of the highest quality that is difficult if not impossible to find elsewhere

the book is more specifically intended for students beginning research and for those more experienced research workers who wish an introduction to various topics not included in their training

Solutions to problems appear at the end of each chapter

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The Decoration of Houses and geometric shapes and designsThousands of books on interior design have come and gone since the 1897 publication of this pioneering manual, but The Decoration of Houses remains, thanks to the insightful and inspiring advice of its co authors. Before she became the Pulitzer Prizewinning author of The Age of Innocence, Edith Wharton was a society matron, remodeling a summer home in Newport, Rhode Island. With the able assistance of architect Ogden Codman, Jr., Wharton assembled