Design History and the History of Design

Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, General Art, Art History
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Author: John A. Walker ISBN: 9781783718306
Publisher: Pluto Press Publication: October 20, 1990
Imprint: Pluto Press Language: English
Author: John A. Walker
ISBN: 9781783718306
Publisher: Pluto Press
Publication: October 20, 1990
Imprint: Pluto Press
Language: English

An essential overview as well as a theoretical critique for all students of design history. Walker studies the intellectual discipline of Design History and the issues that confront scholars writing histories of design. *BR**BR*Taking his approach from a range of related fields, he discusses the problems of defining design and writing history. He considers the different methods that leading scholars have used in the absence of a theoretical framework, and looks critically at a number of histories of design and architecture.

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An essential overview as well as a theoretical critique for all students of design history. Walker studies the intellectual discipline of Design History and the issues that confront scholars writing histories of design. *BR**BR*Taking his approach from a range of related fields, he discusses the problems of defining design and writing history. He considers the different methods that leading scholars have used in the absence of a theoretical framework, and looks critically at a number of histories of design and architecture.

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