Doreen Yarwood, née Cawthra (1919-1999) was an English historian of clothing, interiors and architecture.

Life

Doreen Cawthra was born in Yorkshire on 12 December 1919, the daughter of the sculptor Hermon Cawthra.[1] Trained in art and design, she lectured at several institutions, including in the Women's Royal Air Force. In 1948 she became a full-time writer. She was an extramural lecturer at Sussex University, the University of Surrey, and London University.[2]

She was married to the physicist John Yarwood (1913-1987).[3] After his retirement they moved to East Grinstead, where she played an active role in the East Grinstead Society.[1]

She died on 19 July 1999 at Crawley Hospital.[3]

Works

  • English Costume from the second century B.C. to 1950, with introductory chapters on the ancient civilisations. London: B.T. Batsford, 1952. 5th ed. 1979.
  • The English Home: a thousand years of furnishing and decoration. London: Batsford, 1956.
  • The Architecture of England: from prehistoric times to the present day. London: B. T. Batsford, 1963. 2nd ed., 1967.
  • Outline of English Architecture. London: B.T. Batsford, 1965, 1977
  • English Houses, 1966
  • Outline of English Costume. London : B.T. Batsford, 1967.
  • The Architecture of Italy. London: Chatto & Windus, 1969.
  • Robert Adam. London: Dent, 1970
  • The Architecture of Europe. 4 vols. New York: Hastings House, 1974. 3rd ed. 1987.
  • European Costume: 4000 years of fashion. London: B. T. Batsford, 1975.
  • The Architecture of Britain, B. T. Batsford: London, 1976. 3rd ed. 1980.
  • The Encyclopedia of World Costume. New York: Scribner, 1978. 3rd ed. 1988.
  • Costume of the Western World: pictorial guide and glossary. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1980.
  • The British Kitchen, 1981
  • Five Hundred Years of Technology in the Home. London: B.T. Batsford, 1983.
  • English Interiors: pictorial guide and glossary. Guildford, Surrey: Lutterworth Press, 1983.
  • Encyclopaedia of Architecture. London: B.T. Batsford, 1985.
  • A Chronology of Western Architecture. London: B. T. Batsford Ltd, 1987.
  • Science and the Home, 1987
  • The Architecture of Europe: 19th and 20th Centuries, 1991
  • Fashion in the Western World, 1500-1990. London: B.T. Batsford, 1992.
  • The Architecture of Europe, 3000 BC to 1992. 4 vols., 1992.

References

  1. 1 2 Doreen Yarwood, Newsletter, The Society.
  2. ↑ Ian McNeil, ed. (2002). An Encyclopedia of the History of Technology. Routledge. p. 1017. ISBN 978-1-134-98165-6.
  3. 1 2 The Times, 27 July 1999, p.20


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