Ottomeyer / Schlapka - Biedermeier - Interieurs und Möbel

Ottomeyer, Hans / Schlapka, Axel: Biedermeier. Interiors and furniture
Munich: Heyne, 1995
ISBN 3-453-04417-7

This compendium provides a generally understandable overview of the interior design and furniture art of the Biedermeier period. The focus is not only on the furniture as a furnishing object, but also on the entire stylistic concept of the Biedermeier room, which created a cohesive room atmosphere through furniture, textile furnishings, mirrors, lamps and decorative arts and crafts.

The authors emphasise the Biedermeier era as the first bourgeois style of living in which comfort, simplicity and formal clarity became central values. Numerous illustrations document lines of development and typical furnishings. The volume is supplemented by practical tips for collectors.

Although it is a popular science publication, the book provides a vivid introduction to the history of form and cultural history of the Biedermeier period.

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