This volume contributes remarkably to the field of research on domestic space. It is an essential contribution to the discussion of spatiality of France and Belgium through its innovative and multidisciplinary themes and approaches.

Camilla Murgia, Modern Language Review

This brilliant and impressively edited anthology encompasses an eloquent analysis of how literature and art reflected the transience in domestic interiors. The chapters of this absorbing and revealing book portray domesticity as a main narrative via the distinctive contributions by the valuable eminent scholars in the field.

Esra Bici Nasir, Journal of Design History

This is the first book to offer an in-depth and scholarly study of a selection of domestic spaces in France and Belgium. There is a rich interplay of different disciplines at work, which makes the edited collection an interesting and informative read.

Anne Massey, Professor of Design, University for the Creative Arts, UK

Describing the ways in which literary and artistic movements in France and Belgium both embraced the domestic interior and were largely defined by it, this book fills a much-needed gap in the study of the modern interior.

Penny Sparke, Professor of Design History, Kingston University, UK

This richly illustrated volume offers an exciting interdisciplinary perspective on the representation of interiors in 19th century French and Belgian art and literature. Domestic spaces sparkle to life as embodiments of the
complexities of modern urban life.

Hilde Heynen, Professor of Architectural Theory, University of Leuven, Belgium