The department store : history, design, display / Jan Whitaker.
By: Whitaker, Jan
Publisher: London : Thames & Hudson, 2011Description: 263 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), ports. ; 33 cm001: 43236ISBN: 9780500516027 (hbk.) :Subject(s): Department stores | Department stores -- History | IndustryDDC classification: 381.141 WHI LOC classification: HF5461Summary: This is an illustrated book on department stores, with photographs and ephemera collected from all over the world. This book goes behind the fabulous window displays, eye-catching shopping bags and instore extravaganzas to reveal and celebrate the department store in richness and detail.
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Book | MAIN LIBRARY Book | 725.2 WHI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 112317 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
This superbly illustrated book goes behind the window displays, eye-catching shopping bags and promotional extravaganzas to reveal the history and design of the department store in marvellous richness and detail.
Born in the 'Gilded Age' in France, the department store grew up thanks to the Industrial Revolution, the rise of the middle class, and the invention of steel-frame architecture and the elevator. Spectacular entrances led to marble staircases and floor after floor of merchandise and amenities. Department stores also inspired a whole new way of merchandising: shopping became an entertainment rather than a laborious grind; posters and advertisements were created by the great artists of the time; and elaborate shop windows attracted thousands of people during the holidays. The department store quickly spread through Europe and Asia and then the New World, and leading architects were commissioned to build these temples of consumerism, where dreams were created and fulfilled.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This is an illustrated book on department stores, with photographs and ephemera collected from all over the world. This book goes behind the fabulous window displays, eye-catching shopping bags and instore extravaganzas to reveal and celebrate the department store in richness and detail.
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