Author : Geoffrey W. Beard
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 1088 pages
File Size : 38,8 MB
Release : 1986
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN :
A reference work on furniture makers active in England between 1660 and 1840. It lists makers in alphabetical order, recording biographical details, commissions, and information about signed or documented pieces, together with full supporting references.
Author : Ernest Joyce
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Page : 546 pages
File Size : 42,60 MB
Release : 1987
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9780806971421
An illustrated reference guide to furniture making, including material characteristics and properties, necessary equipment, techniques, and tips on component construction, veneering, marquetry and inlaying.
Author : Charles Boyce
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 683 pages
File Size : 48,33 MB
Release : 2014-01-02
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 1628738405
In a comprehensive listing of entries from "Aalto, Hugo Alvar Henrik" to "Zui Weng Yi," Boyce illuminates readers about furniture styles, construction details, terminology, furniture designers, and design movements throughout history and throughout the world. Styles covered include European-inspired classical, baroque, pop, rococo, and modernist. This extensive guide will be helpful for furniture enthusiasts, historians, and those interested in redecorating their homes.
Author : Christopher Payne
Publisher : Antique Collectors Club Limited
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 44,32 MB
Release : 1989
Category : Furniture
ISBN : 9781850296492
Author : Adam Bowett
Publisher : Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 38,51 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Furniture
ISBN : 9780955657672
Bowett charts the species, sources, and history of the woods used in British furniture making from medieval times to the twentieth century. The main dictionary section of the book has 460 entries that cover 477 species of hardwoods and softwoods and detail the history of each wood, describe its uses, and provide cross references to other woods. Extensively illustrated with examples of historic furniture, this book also includes an introductory survey of the historic timber trade and several appendices, including over 160 illustrated wood samples from the Economic Botany collection at Kew Gardens. The layout and accompanying photographs make this a valuable and accessible read that will interest furniture and antique enthusiasts, collectors, restorers, curators, and botanists, among others.
Author : Antique Collectors' Club
Publisher : Antique Collectors Club Dist
Page : 638 pages
File Size : 43,52 MB
Release : 1977
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN :
Includes biographies of designers and information on design tools.
Author : Simon Yates
Publisher : Thunder Bay Press (CA)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 38,38 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Furniture
ISBN : 9781571451712
From French settees to Chippendale desks to medieval tables to Bugatti chairs, Encyclopedia of Furniture details the history and development of Western furniture. Lavishly illustrated with hundreds of full-color photographs, this chronological guide highlights the major trends as well as the minor eccentricities. Experienced antique dealers offer advice and analysis in this essential reference work for both amateur and experienced collector.
Author : Christopher Gilbert
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 19,5 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Social Science
ISBN :
A record of marked items made by London furniture makers between 1700 and 1840. The survey contains illustrations supported by background notes on the makers, together with an introduction which examines the reasons why certain firms employed labels, name straps, or engraved brass tablets.
Author : Elizabeth White
Publisher : ACC Distribution
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 14,73 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN :
The Georgian period was one of disciplined designs and the published pattern books regulated the basic
Author : Timothy D. Rieman
Publisher : Schiffer Publishing
Page : 584 pages
File Size : 40,90 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN :
This book documents Shaker furniture from communities in New England, Ohio, and Kentucky throughout the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Free-standing tables, chairs, desks, boxes, and case clocks and built-in cupboards and cases of drawers are included. The text provides a detailed account of Shaker history, culture, and religion. Further, it examines Shaker design and tools, reporting new research on the Shaker color palette.
