Dictionary of Furniture
Dictionary of Furniture

Author: Charles Boyce

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2014-01-02

Total Pages: 683

ISBN-13: 1628738405

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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.

Dictionary of English Furniture Makers, 1660-1840
Dictionary of English Furniture Makers, 1660-1840

Author: Geoffrey W. Beard

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 1986

Total Pages: 1088

ISBN-13:

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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.

A Short Dictionary of Furniture
A Short Dictionary of Furniture

Author: John Gloag

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2022-10-24

Total Pages: 1123

ISBN-13: 100077614X

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Originally published in 1952 but enlarged and revised in 1969, this dictionary became a standard authoritative work of reference. It contains 2,612 entries and over 1,000 illustrations, reproduced from contemporary sources and from drawings by Ronald Escott, Marcelle Barton and Maureen Stafford. The work is divided into 6 sections: the first and second concern the description and design of furniture, the third contains the entries, the fourth gives a list of furniture makers in Britain and North America, section five records books and periodicals on furniture and design and the concluding section sets out in tabular form the periods with the materials used, and types of craftsmen employed from 1100 to 1950.

Pictorial Dictionary of Marked London Furniture, 1700-1840
Pictorial Dictionary of Marked London Furniture, 1700-1840

Author: Christopher Gilbert

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 520

ISBN-13:

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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.

Furniture
Furniture

Author: Edward Lucie-Smith

Publisher: Thames & Hudson

Published: 1979

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13: 9780500181737

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"Rich in information ... sharp in perception."-The Times Educational Supplement

Fine Points of Furniture
Fine Points of Furniture

Author: Albert Sack

Publisher: Schiffer Book for Collectors

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13:

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Rev. ed. of: The new fine points of furniture.1993.

Woods in British Furniture-making, 1400-1900
Woods in British Furniture-making, 1400-1900

Author: Adam Bowett

Publisher: Royal Botanic Gardens Kew

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780955657672

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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.

A Directory of Antique Furniture
A Directory of Antique Furniture

Author: F. Lewis Hinckley

Publisher:

Published: 1953

Total Pages: 406

ISBN-13: 9780517011706

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Authentic classification of European and American designs for professionals and connoisseurs.