Description |
xiii, 449 pages : illustrations (some color) |
Series |
Susan Crooke Memorial Collection |
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Susan Crooke Memorial Collection
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Contents |
Introduction -- I. Goodbye to old England -- II. Macquarie, the builder -- III. The mountains saw them marching by -- VI. Going to pot at a hand gallop -- V. A den in the dismal bush -- VI. Who would paint a goldfield -- VII. Money makes the gentleman -- VIII. Aestheticism -- IX. Arts and crafts -- X. Art Nouveau -- XI. Nationalism -- XII. Adaptation -- XIII. Colonial revival -- XIV. Healthy and rational -- XV. Conclusion -- The plates -- Note on measurements -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Glossary -- Index |
Summary |
"This study of Australian home interiors surveys the decoration, arrangement, and use of domestic interiors from the time the Europeans settled at Sydney Cove in the eighteenth century until 1914. Richly illustrated with over 500 contemporary pictures, Australians at Home provides a comprehensive account of a variety of home interiors ranging from tree houses to tents, from bark huts to mansions." - product description |
Analysis |
Australia |
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History |
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Interior decoration |
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Residences Interiors Decoration History |
Notes |
Includes index |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 433-435) and index |
Subject |
Check, Joseph -- Photographs
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McKenzie, Peter Falconer, Reverend
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House furnishings -- Australia -- History.
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House furnishings -- Australia.
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Interior architecture -- Australia -- History.
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Interior decoration -- Australia -- History.
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Interior decoration -- Australia.
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SUBJECT |
Halloran Stret (Leichhardt, N.S.W.) -- No 13
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Johnston Street (Annandale, N.S.W.) -- No 56 "Hartfel"
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Genre/Form |
Photographs.
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Author |
Serle, Jessie.
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LC no. |
91162858 |
ISBN |
0195531280 |
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