Decorative Arts, Style and Design from Classical to Contemporary

by Judith H. Miller

More than three thousand full-color photographs accompany a comprehensive, global view of the history of decorative arts, encompassing a close-up look at ceramics, glass, silver, metalware, textiles, furniture, and other decorative arts and the designers, workshops, movements, craftspeople, and influences that spawned them.

Genres: Nonfiction, Art, Reference, Interior Design

440 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 2006

About the author

Judith Henderson Miller began collecting in the 1960s while a student at Edinburgh University in Scotland. She had since extended and reinforced her knowledge through international research, becoming one of the world’s leading experts in the field. In 1979 she co-founded the best-selling Miller’s Antiques Price Guide and has since written more than 100 books, covering antiques, collectibles, architecture and interior design.

Judith was an expert on the BBC’s Antiques Roadshow, and had also appeared on The Martha Stewart Show and CNN. She was a regular contributor to newspapers and magazines, including Financial Times, The Telegraph, BBC Homes & Antiques and House & Garden. She lectured extensively, including at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London and the Smithsonian in Washington.
She died in April 2023

Reviews

[Frederic · Rating 3 out of 5]

A decent survey of styles in decorative arts over the past couple of centuries or so, at the usual DK high standard of production.