Bible Encyclopedias
Rococo

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

Name given to a debased style of architecture, overlaid with a tasteless, senseless profusion of fantastic ornamentation, without unity of design or purpose, which prevailed in France and elsewhere in the 18th century.

Bibliography Information
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Rococo'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​r/rococo.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.