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Medieval Furniture: Plans and Instructions for Historical Reproductions Paperback – August 1, 1999

by Daniel Diehl (Author), Mark P. Donnelly (Author)

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14 projects based on medieval designs
Color photos of the original pieces
Following the success of Constructing Medieval Furniture (0-8117-2795-5), this new book offers 14 more designs for historic pieces from the Middle Ages-a game board, tax box, writing slope, church pew, hewn-timber chest, library shelves, half-tester bed, ambry, wheelbarrow, coffer, work table, cathedral cabon, Spanish settle, and barrel chair. The detailed plans are based on careful study and measurement of accurate reproductions or originals from European museums. Step-by-step instructions, materials lists, and notes on woodworking, metalworking, carving, and finishes provide the means for creating history in the home workshop. A brief survey of medieval decorating and a directory of sources complete this authoritative book.

Editorial Reviews

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Those wishing to create furniture very few living people have seen the like of need look no further than this book. The furniture described in it is based on one-of-a-kind museum pieces 400 years old and older. Many of the originals haven't met the test of time very well, it is true, and Diehl and Donnelly fudge the measurements a tad, if only to make things come out reasonably square and true. Those who dive into this book and its predecessor, Constructing Medieval Furniture (1997), should possess considerable woodworking skills and able carving and metalworking hands. These projects aren't for beginners, and the pieces themselves aren't what one would see in a typical modern home. It also helps not to forget that, for example, the church pew herein was originally built when you got 10-foot boards 2 inches thick and 18 inches wide by heading out to the forest and harvesting them. Very much on an offbeat subject, this book is simply wonderful because of that. Jon Kartman

About the Author

Daniel Diehl, author of Constructing Medieval Furniture, and Mark Donnelly previously collaborated on the television documentary Siege: Castles at War.

Product details

Publisher ‏ : ‎ UNKNO
Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 1, 1999
Edition ‏ : ‎ First Edition
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 192 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0811728544
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0811728546
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.05 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9 x 0.5 x 11 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #1,548,068 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #1,449 in Woodworking Projects (Books)
- #4,286 in Industrial Manufacturing Systems
- #56,647 in Crafts & Hobbies (Books)

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Mark Donnelly
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MARK P DONNELLY is a gentleman, a scholar, and a professional historian with over 200 hours of historical documentary on air (for networks ranging from Discovery and the History Channel to National Geographic and the BBC)and over 20 books in print on a variety of non-fiction historical subjects.
He is also well known as a Professor of Arms with a number of organizations around the world and teaches dueling, swordsmanship, manly arts and self-defense on a regular basis. After 14 years in England, he currently resides in Pennsylvania.
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Daniel Diehl
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Daniel Diehl is an author, writer and investigative historian with thirty years experience in his field. For nearly twenty years Diehl has been involved in writing for publication and documentary television production.
Diehl’s work has won awards from the Houston (Texas) Film Festival, the National Trust for Historic Preservation (US) and the City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Arts Foundation. Working alone and as a part of the multi-award winning team of Daniel Diehl and Mark Donnelly, Diehl has produced work in two main categories; trade publication and television documentary scripts. His canon of work includes eighteen non-fiction books (which have been translated into nine foreign languages) and scripts for more than one hundred and seventy hours of documentary television primarily for A&E Network, The History Channel, History International and Discovery Network.
In addition to his books and scripts, Diehl has served as historical consultant on such films as The Color Purple (Amblin Entertainment, 1986), Darrow (PBS Television Theatre, 1991) and Baskin’s Run (Finnegan’s Wake Productions, 1994). He has also written for such periodicals as Victorian Homes, Gilded Age (which he also edited), Old House Journal, Sacred Spaces, Country Victorian, FLAIR, Tournaments Illuminated, Popular Woodworking, Conde Nast Traveler and numerous other publications. He has also contributed short stories and wrote the introduction for Midici Books' collection '303 Short Stories'.
Diehl is ranked #72 of the top 100 History books sold per Writer and he is frequently interviewed for magazine articles and radio programs on a variety of history-related topics as they apply to his books.
"Revelations" Book One of his highly anticipated new series "The Merlin Chronicles" was released on-line world wide on 12/12/12 and is getting great reviews as well as causing a sensation.
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I invite you to browse through my titles here and on AmazonUK and also to visit my Facebook page at daniel(dot)diehl(dot)31. If you have enjoyed any of my books please review them here on Amazon and 'like' them on Facebook.
My first fantasy novel - 'Revelations: book one of: The Merlin Chronicles' - is available in print and all 'e' editions. It is creating quite a buzz and I am currently getting Book ll ready for publication. Check out the dedicated website for free, sample chapters, Merlin's Blog and lots of info at: www(dot)themerlinchronicles(dot)com.
I invite you to join in on this new fantasy sensation and to Live the Fantasy
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