English Furniture
English Furniture

Author: John Gloag

Publisher: Envins Press

Published: 2008-11

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13: 1443720852

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Originally published in 1897, this early works is a fascinating novel of the period and still an interesting read today. Contents include; The function of Latin, Chansons De Geste, The Matter of Britain, Antiquity in Romance, The making of English and the settlement of European Prosody, Middle High German Poetry, The 'Fox, ' The 'Rose, ' and the minor Contributions of France, Icelandic and Provencal, The Literature of the Peninsulas, and Conclusion..... Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwor

American Furniture and Decoration Colonial and Federal
American Furniture and Decoration Colonial and Federal

Author: Edward Stratton Holloway

Publisher: Read Books Ltd

Published: 2012-11-02

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 1447496868

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American Furniture & Decoration Colonial & Federal is Edward Stratton Holloway's illustrated manual on Colonial and Federal furniture and decoration, it was first published in 1928. Holloway was born in Ashland, Greene County, New York in 1859. He attended Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts between 18881 and 1905 and then went on to work as art director for the publisher J. B. Lippincott Co. for 46 years where he wrote a number of books on interior design and antique furniture.

American Antique Furniture
American Antique Furniture

Author: Edgar George Miller

Publisher:

Published: 1966

Total Pages: 614

ISBN-13:

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There is valuable information here for any collector, fundamental knowledge for correct analysis of American furniture, derived (sometimes brought) from Europe, particularly England, and developed in the hands of American designers. The material is broken down into pieces (chairs, beds, bureaus, desks, etc.) and within those classifications, into periods and types, sources and makers.