Project Gutenberg 2012-07-29 Public domain in the USA. 876 Wharton, Edith 1862 1937 Wharton, Edith Newbold Jones Olivieri, David Codman, Ogden 1863 1951 The Decoration of Houses Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Decoration_of_Houses Produced by Melissa McDaniel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Decoration of Houses" by Edith Wharton and Ogden Codman is a practical guide on interior design, written in the late 19th century. The work explores the principles and foundations of house decoration, emphasizing the importance of architecture in the decorative arts. The text focuses on how to harmonize decorative elements with structural features, offering insights into creating aesthetically pleasing and functional spaces. The opening of the book presents the authors’ thoughts on how rooms may be decorated through two contrasting methods: superficial application of ornamentation or integrating inherent architectural features. They discuss the evolution of decoration from medieval times, where practicality dictated aesthetics, to more modern approaches that sometimes disconnect the interior from the exterior. Wharton and Codman critique the current trend of separating architectural design from decoration, positing that a deeper understanding of historical styles and principles can lead to a more cohesive and pleasing aesthetic in modern homes. They also touch on the confusion and misconceptions surrounding house decoration, asserting that mastery of architectural proportion is essential for effective decoration. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/40367/40367-h/images/title.jpg Reading ease score: 48.5 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Interior decoration NK Text Browsing: Architecture Browsing: Art & Photography Category: Architecture Category: How To ... 499476 2025-06-16T12:02:56.015211 text/html 484406 2012-07-29T07:53:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 5009670 2025-06-16T12:03:05.042228 application/epub+zip 5016645 2025-06-16T12:02:57.814204 application/epub+zip 250435 2025-06-16T12:02:56.851227 application/epub+zip 5160942 2025-06-16T12:03:09.892176 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 5128975 2025-06-16T12:03:04.071238 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 369636 2022-09-18T13:06:30.077567 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 414822 2023-09-17T13:50:38.294772 text/plain 16632 2025-06-16T12:03:10.059150 application/rdf+xml 28473 2025-06-16T12:02:56.992204 image/jpeg 4286 2025-06-16T12:02:56.921210 image/jpeg 4843308 2025-06-16T12:02:56.231269 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia