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.

The Englishman's Chair
The Englishman's Chair

Author: John Gloag

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2022-10-24

Total Pages: 451

ISBN-13: 1000776050

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Originally published in 1964, The Englishman’s Chair is a history of English chairs, written as a continuous story from the 15th to the 20th Century and because of the revealing powers inherent in chair-making and design, it is also an unconventional footnote to English social history. The changes in taste, and fashion, the increase of skill, the introduction of new materials and the long battle between dignity and comfort are discussed, as is the impact that modern industrial designers have had on chair design.