From ancient Greece to Frank Lloyd Wright, studiola to smoking rooms, chimney boards to cocktail cabinets, and papier-mâché to tubular steel, the Encyclopedia of Interior Design provides a history of interior decoration and design from ancient times to the present day. It includes more than 500 illustrated entries covering a variety of subjects ranging from the work of the foremost designers, to the origins and function of principal rooms and furnishing types, as well as surveys of interior design by period and nationality all prepared by an international team of experts in the field. Entries on individuals include a biography, a chronological list of principal works or career summary, a primary and secondary bibliography, and a signed critical essay of 800 to 1500 words on the individual's work in interior design. The style and topic entries contain an identifying headnote, a guide to main collections, a list of secondary sources, and a signed critical essay.

"Teachers' bulletin", vol. 4- issued as part of v. 23, no. 9-

Provides art researchers and conservators with the first in-depth examination of the kinds of stretchers, wood panels, mill boards and canvas types used by American artists from the 19th to early 20th centuries. Also features case histories of the art materials of three American artists--Thomas Cole, Jasper Cropsey and Albert Bierstadt; includes directories of commercial art suppliers, carvers, gilders and related craftsmen of the period. Features close to 300 bandw illustrations. No index. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR