Beyond terminology, or, the limits of “decorative arts”

Determining the meaning, status, and future of the term ‘decorative arts’ is not merely a question of disciplinary boundaries or institutional practice, idealism or ‘success’, or a pass at the methodological smorgåsbord. This paper argues that the term ‘decorative arts’ has both a specific historic...

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Main Author: Deborah L. Krohn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Department of Art History, University of Birmingham 2014-12-01
Series:Journal of Art Historiography
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Online Access:https://arthistoriography.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/krohn.pdf