Architecture and decoration, having wandered since 1800 in a labyrinth of dubious eclecticism, can be set right only by a close study of the best models. Edith Wharton
The Decoration of Houses is a highly regarded, 1897, standard of American interior design. It was written by novelist Edith Wharton and architect Ogden Codman Jr and covers antechambers, ballrooms, staircases, and other grand spaces typical of the very rich. The design guide was developed by Wharton and Codman to exalt well proportioned rooms and classic style over the gaudy opulence of Gilded Age mansions. - AsNotedIn
| Y/M/D | Association | Description | Place | Locale | Food | Event | |
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| 1893/00/00 | Ogden Codman Jr | Interior Designer | Edith Wharton hires Ogden Codman to redesign the interior of Land's End. Their designs are featured in "The Decoration of Houses". Since then, both the interior and exterior of the house have gone through many renovations. | Lands End Mansion | Newport, RI | ||
| 1896/00/00 | Edith Wharton and Ogden Codman Jr begin collaborating on "The Decoration of Houses". | ||||||
| 1897/00/00 | Edith Wharton | Author | "The Decoration of Houses" is published. | ||||
| 1897/00/00 | Ogden Codman Jr | Author | "The Decoration of Houses" is published. |
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| Art Type | Book | a written or printed work consisting of pages glued or sewn together along one side and bound in covers. | |
| Narrative Arts | Factual | concerned with what is actually true rather than interpretations of or reactions to it | |
| Narrative Arts | Narrative | an account of connected events | |
| Narrative Arts | Prose | ordinary written language | |
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| Original Language: | English | ||
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