Innes, Jocasta.

Scandinavian Painted Decor. Photography by David George.

London, Cassell, 1995. 21.5 cm x 28 cm. Colour Frontispiece. 256 pages. With colour illustrations throughout. Original Softcover. Close to new condition.

Includes for example the following chapters: The Tree of Life: wood culture in Scandinavia / Paints and Pigments: The Scandinavian Palette / The Little Red House / Painted Churches / Castles and Palaces: Rococo Painted Panelling / Stately Homes: Wood Finishes / A Gallery of Interiors: Haga Pavillion / Steninge Manor / Liselund etc.

Jocasta Innes, internationally known for her writings on painted decoration, reveals the richly colourful Scandinavian heritage of painted wood architecture and interiors, from the wood stave churches of Norway and the vigorous folk art of isolated rural communities, to the splendor of eighteenth-century Swedish palaces.

With the aid of stunning original photography, the book explores interiors and details from churches, rural farmhouses and country manors, castles and great houses, devoting special attention to traditional technqiues such as spatter-painting, marbling, stencilling and furntiture painting.

Beautifully designed and produced, Scandinavian Painted Decor is an inspirational source of decorative ideas which will help every reader to appreciate the subtleties of this increasingly well-known decorative tradition. (From cover notes)

• Keywords: Architecture – Rare · Art – Rare · Catalogue Four – International Art · Catalogue Six – Photography · Catalogue Twentyfive – Architecture · Interior Design · Interior Design – Rare · Interior Design Rare · Scandinavian Art
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0304345687
• Inventory Number: 200384AB

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