The Encyclopedia is both a highly informative guide and a lavishly illustrated socio-historical study. This chronological survey shows hundreds of examples of the four major furniture groups: chairs, tables, sofas, and desks. Over 750 full-color photographs from museums, antique dealers, auction houses, and private collections accompany the authoritative text. An essential reference work for both the amateur and experienced collector and anyone interested in the history of western furniture during the last 500 years.
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The Encyclopedia of Furniture by Simon Yates, Constance King, and Mark Bridge is a wealth of information in a very readable information in a very readable format. It is laid out in sections by centuries with an introduction discussing the development of style of four major types of pieces- chairs, sofas, tables and desks. This information is conveyed by individual pieces of furniture noted with color photos, full descriptions including date, style, descriptions, materials used, and the name of the maker, if known. Enlightening details are given with these photos. Here are some examples: "Two other distinct Boston characteristics are the decorations on the knees of the cabriole legs and Rococo style made with a punch rather than carved with a chisel and the rat-claw feet, broadened to look more like a rat's paw than a lion's." With over 1000 illustrated pieces, this would be a good addition to your library.
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Before 1500, few Europeans (as we know them now) had ever seen a chair, let alone sat on one. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
writing compartment, frieze drawers, secretaire drawer, writing furniture, sabre legs, brass gallery, needlework upholstery, bureau plat, walnut sofa, mahogany sofa, salon suite, squab cushion, central cupboard, ormolu decoration, seat furniture, ormolu mounts, fitted interior, graduated drawers, marquetry decoration, cabriole legs, fluted legs, wood sofa, sofa design, writing slide, writing slope Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Queen Anne, Art Nouveau, Art Deco, English Regency, New York, United States, French Louis, Robert Adam, Thomas Chippendale, World War, American Chippendale, Frank Lloyd Wright, Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Rhode Island, Thomas Hope, Charles Eames, French Empire, Albert Museum, William Morris, Gerrit Rietveld, Vienna Secession, Alvar Aalto, Danny Lane, Eero Saarinen, George Smith New!
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Before 1500, few Europeans (as we know them now) had ever seen a chair, let alone sat on one. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
writing compartment, frieze drawers, secretaire drawer, writing furniture, sabre legs, brass gallery, needlework upholstery, bureau plat, walnut sofa, mahogany sofa, salon suite, squab cushion, central cupboard, ormolu decoration, seat furniture, ormolu mounts, fitted interior, graduated drawers, marquetry decoration, cabriole legs, fluted legs, wood sofa, sofa design, writing slide, writing slope Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Queen Anne, Art Nouveau, Art Deco, English Regency, New York, United States, French Louis, Robert Adam, Thomas Chippendale, World War, American Chippendale, Frank Lloyd Wright, Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Rhode Island, Thomas Hope, Charles Eames, French Empire, Albert Museum, William Morris, Gerrit Rietveld, Vienna Secession, Alvar Aalto, Danny Lane, Eero Saarinen, George Smith New!
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- Household Furniture and Interior Decoration by Thomas Hope on page 211, page 312, and Back Matter
- Great Britain (Discovering Cultures) by Sharon Gordon on page 341
- Romeo And Juliet (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) (Saddleback Classics) by William Shakespeare on page 13
- Romeo and Juliet (Simply Shakespeare) by William Shakespeare on page 13
- William Morris by Linda Parry on page 228
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