Bibliograph

Australians at home, a documentary history of Australian domestic interiors from 1788-1914, Terence Lane & Jessie Serle ; introduction by Jessie Serle

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Australians at home, a documentary history of Australian domestic interiors from 1788-1914, Terence Lane & Jessie Serle ; introduction by Jessie Serle

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Bibliography: p. 433-435

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Australians at home

Responsibility statement

Terence Lane & Jessie Serle ; introduction by Jessie Serle

Series statement

Susan Crooke Memorial Collection

Sub title

a documentary history of Australian domestic interiors from 1788-1914

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

Table Of 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

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