The ABC of Style
How to know and recognise architecture and furnitureBy Émile Bayard
Length7h 27m
About this audiobook
Ever wondered why your ceiling is shaped like the arches in a gothic cathedral? Or why your offi ce building looks so different from its neighboring counterparts? The ABC of Style invites you to explore the many different architectural and decorative interior styles from their ancient origins to the 1940s. Take a journey through history to see how the French aristocracy styled their palaces and castles to the simple designs of the Dominican monastic churches during the middle ages.
Often, political changes implicate a stylistic transformation. Thus, the different European styles were frequently named after a sovereign or a historical period (Renaissance style, Medieval style). Until the end of the nineteenth century, the stylistic mutations of the time were generally based on the tastes of the royalty. Stylistic expression was, therefore, an affirmation of power.
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Table of contents
1Introduction
2Introduction
3Antiquity
4The initial inspiration for styles
5Styles: Egyptian, Assyrian, Greek, Roman, etc.
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6The Middle Ages
7The styles of the Middle Ages
8The Latin and Romanesque styles
9The Gothic style
10From Renaissance to Baroque
11Renaissance Style
12Louis XIII Style
13Louis XIV Style
14From Rococo to Neo-Classicism
15The Régence Style, also known as “Rocaille” or “Rococo”
16Louis XV Style
17Louis XVI Style
18From Directoire to Second Empire
19The Styles of the Revolution and the First Empire
20Style under the two Restorations, under Louis-Philippe, during the Second Empire
21Art Nouveau or “Modern Style”
22Conclusion
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