History of Interior Design
Aligarh Muslim University
Traces how interiors were built and furnished from prehistoric dwellings through Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece and Rome, the medieval period, the Renaissance, the industrial era and the twentieth century. Heavily illustrated with period rooms and furniture.
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