Hard covered book titled The Book of FURNITURE AND DECORATION: Period and Modern by Joseph Aronson. 1941, 358 pages, numerous illustrations.

Topics include:

• THE DEVELOPMENT OF DECORATION
• THE ELEMENTS OF DECORATION
• THE PRINCIPLES OF DECORATION

Some of the Chapters include:

• ITALIAN GOTHIC
• BAROQUE
• SPANISH RENAISSANCE
• PROVINCIAL FRENCH
• LOUIS XIII
• THE CLASSIC REVIVAL UNDER LOUIS XVI
• TUDOR & ELIZABETHAN
• WILLIAM & MARY
• CHIPPENDALE
• HEPPLEWHITE
• VICTORIA
• NEW ENGLAND
• THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
• MATERIALS OF DECORATION
• FABRICS
• WALL COVERINGS
• COLOR
• LIGHTING
• ROOM PLANNING AND ARRANGEMENT

and much, much more!

This vintage book is in VG condition, with the pages intact, and the binding is tight. The pages are yellow from age. The cover is scuffed and lightly soiled. There is a previous owner's signature inside the front cover.  A must have for your decorating & design library!