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World history of design : Prehistoric times to World War I / Victor Margolin

By: Margolin, Victor, 1941-2019 [author. ]Material type: TextTextPublisher: London : Bloomsbury Academic, ©2015Edition: Paperback editionDescription: 2 volumes, xvii, 591 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits, facsimilies ; 25 cmISBN: 9781350012721 (paperback) ; 9781350018457 (2 volume set paperback)Subject(s): Design -- HistoryGenre/Form: History.DDC classification: 745.409 LOC classification: NK1175 | .M37 2015
Contents:
Volume 1. Prehistoric Times to World War I -- 1. The Prehistoric Age -- 2. The Earliest Civilizations, 7000 BCE-900 BCE -- 3. The Classical Age and Early Byzantium, 900 BCE-800 CE -- 4. Medieval Europe and the Islamic World, 800-1200 -- 5. Asia, Africa, and the Americas, 800 BCE-1200 CE -- 6. Renaissance Europe and the Ottoman Empire, 1200-1750 -- 7. Cross-Cultural Encounters, 1200-1750 -- 8. The Industrial Revolution in Europe and America, 1750-1830 -- 9. The Age of Exhibitions: Great Britain, 1830-1900 -- 10. The Craft Ideal and the Art Movement: Britain and Elsewhere, 1861-1915 -- 11. The Age of Exhibitions: Europe Outside Great Britain, 1830-1900 -- 12. Art Nouveau and the Decorative Impulse, 1890-1914 -- 13. The United States, 1840-1900 -- 14. Canada, Australia, New Zealand, 1300-1900 -- 15. Protoindustrialization in Diverse Regions, 1750-1900 -- 16. Colonies and Pre-Industrial Nations in Asia and Africa, 1750-1900 -- 17. Modern Design in Europe and America, 1900-1917 -- 18. Art and Literature of the Avant-Gardes, 1897-1918 -- 19. World War I, 1914-1918
Volume 2. World War I to World War II -- 20. Design in the Soviet Union, 1905-1928 -- 21. Weimar Germany, 1918-1933 -- 22. France, 1918-1939 -- 23. Great Britain, 1918-1939 -- 24. Western and Southern Europe, 1900-1939 -- 25. Central and Eastern Europe, 1900-1939 -- 26. Scandinavia, 1917-1945 -- 27. Italy, Germany, the Soviet Union, and Portugal, 1922-1940 -- 28. The United States, 1917-1941 -- 29. Latin America: Cuba, Mexico, and Brazil, 1900-1939 -- 30. Latin America: Chile, Argentina, Colombia, Venezuela, and Uruguay, 1900-1939 -- 31. Commonwealth Countries; Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, 1900-1939 -- 32. The Near and Middle East, 1900-1939 -- 33. Colonies: Africa, 1900-1945 -- 34. Colonies: India, Hong Kong, and Burma, 1900-1945 -- 35. Asia: China and Siam, 1900-1939 -- 36. Asia: Japan, Its Colonies, and Its Territories, 1900-1937 -- 37. World War II, 1939-1945
Summary: "Authored by pre-eminent design scholar Victor Margolin, World History of Design is an indispensable new multi-volume work, providing a comprehensive and detailed historical account of design from prehistory to the end of the twentieth century. This first volume explores the earliest cave art and human tools, including the key examples of the visual and material culture that were produced in all parts of the world from the first stages of human civilization, the Industrial Revolution and its aftermath, and finally World War I. This richly illustrated volume contains over 380 images, with 72 in full colour."--Provided by publisher
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Originally published 2015

Includes bibliographical references and index

Volume 1. Prehistoric Times to World War I -- 1. The Prehistoric Age -- 2. The Earliest Civilizations, 7000 BCE-900 BCE -- 3. The Classical Age and Early Byzantium, 900 BCE-800 CE -- 4. Medieval Europe and the Islamic World, 800-1200 -- 5. Asia, Africa, and the Americas, 800 BCE-1200 CE -- 6. Renaissance Europe and the Ottoman Empire, 1200-1750 -- 7. Cross-Cultural Encounters, 1200-1750 -- 8. The Industrial Revolution in Europe and America, 1750-1830 -- 9. The Age of Exhibitions: Great Britain, 1830-1900 -- 10. The Craft Ideal and the Art Movement: Britain and Elsewhere, 1861-1915 -- 11. The Age of Exhibitions: Europe Outside Great Britain, 1830-1900 -- 12. Art Nouveau and the Decorative Impulse, 1890-1914 -- 13. The United States, 1840-1900 -- 14. Canada, Australia, New Zealand, 1300-1900 -- 15. Protoindustrialization in Diverse Regions, 1750-1900 -- 16. Colonies and Pre-Industrial Nations in Asia and Africa, 1750-1900 -- 17. Modern Design in Europe and America, 1900-1917 -- 18. Art and Literature of the Avant-Gardes, 1897-1918 -- 19. World War I, 1914-1918

Volume 2. World War I to World War II -- 20. Design in the Soviet Union, 1905-1928 -- 21. Weimar Germany, 1918-1933 -- 22. France, 1918-1939 -- 23. Great Britain, 1918-1939 -- 24. Western and Southern Europe, 1900-1939 -- 25. Central and Eastern Europe, 1900-1939 -- 26. Scandinavia, 1917-1945 -- 27. Italy, Germany, the Soviet Union, and Portugal, 1922-1940 -- 28. The United States, 1917-1941 -- 29. Latin America: Cuba, Mexico, and Brazil, 1900-1939 -- 30. Latin America: Chile, Argentina, Colombia, Venezuela, and Uruguay, 1900-1939 -- 31. Commonwealth Countries; Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, 1900-1939 -- 32. The Near and Middle East, 1900-1939 -- 33. Colonies: Africa, 1900-1945 -- 34. Colonies: India, Hong Kong, and Burma, 1900-1945 -- 35. Asia: China and Siam, 1900-1939 -- 36. Asia: Japan, Its Colonies, and Its Territories, 1900-1937 -- 37. World War II, 1939-1945

"Authored by pre-eminent design scholar Victor Margolin, World History of Design is an indispensable new multi-volume work, providing a comprehensive and detailed historical account of design from prehistory to the end of the twentieth century. This first volume explores the earliest cave art and human tools, including the key examples of the visual and material culture that were produced in all parts of the world from the first stages of human civilization, the Industrial Revolution and its aftermath, and finally World War I. This richly illustrated volume contains over 380 images, with 72 in full colour."--Provided by publisher

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