The Encyclopedia of decorative arts, 1890-1940

Contents

Styles and influences in the decorative arts 1890-1940 -- Art nouveau / R.-H. Guerrand -- Art deco / Martin Battersby -- Modernism / Gillian Naylor -- Surrealism and neo-baroque / Martin Battersby -- Revivalism / Malcolm Haslam -- Industrial design / Stuart Durant -- Design and designers 1890-1940 -- The background to the decorative arts 1890-1940 -- The great exhibitions / Lynne Thornton -- Photography and the cinema / Philippe Garner -- Painting and the decorative arts / Marina Henderson -- Literature and the decorative arts / Isabelle Anscombe -- Major craftsmen and designers 1890-1940.