Victorian Splendour: Australian Interior Decoration 1837-1901

An authoritative and well-illustrated book from Oxford that takes a detailed look at the Australian traditions of Victoriana.

This book celebrates the Victorians’ enthusiasm for ornament as it is full of many rich and vibrant examples. Additionally, author Suzanne Forge intelligently outlines the Victorian approaches towards interiors, exploring how the use, the form, and the importance of a room would shape the choices of coloUr, of shape, and of style. This book is rich with examples of intact Australian Victorian rooms — from a mansion to a cottage. It considers whole-room and whole-house decor rather than simply trotting out a series of images of, say, fireplaces. One wishes, alas, that this book could be longer.