The Penguin Dictionary of Design and Designers by Simon Jervis

A comprehensive historical guide to design and designers, from the Renaissance goldsmiths, painters, and engravers to the Bauhaus and beyond. An invaluable reference book, it consists of brief biographies of leading designers from 1450 to the present and, since the history of design is so closely linked with that of art and architecture, there are entreis on the outstanding patrons and pundits of design, on exhibitions and institutions, on movements and styles, as well as on ornament, pattern books, and periodicals. Until recently, design historians have tended to look only at the recent past, and tha tfrom a modern viewpoint. Here the riches of the past are brought to light as are many significant but, until now, neglected designers. Interested rowsers as well as designers and art historians will find this a stimulating taste of wider territories, as well as an essential source-book.