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Historical Styles I & II: Print books on period styles

Interiors de Luxe : Illustrated with Twenty Original Designs by Leaders in the Art of Home Decoration. Sanford Mills, 1926.

NYSID Library:

With over 15,000 print books, our library is unique in its specific focus on interior design topics. 

 

Our extensive holdings on architecture, fine art, decorative arts, furniture design, color, landscape design, textiles, lighting, graphic design, sustainability, and many other design topics include many books about period styles which are relevant to this course. See below for links out to our Bobcat catalog with books and e-books on select relevant art movements. 

 

We also have many unique rare books and special collections volumes, some published in the 18th and 19th centuries, that cover a variety of styles and movements and are filled with inspirational images. Many are also beautiful historic objects in and of themselves.

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Hinds House window. Leaded glass, ca. 1900. Maker: Tiffany Glass & Decorating Company (1892–1902). The Cleveland Museum of Art; Gift of Mrs. Robert M. Fallon, 1966-432, https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1966.432. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.