Author: Jakob RosenbergPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Rembrandt
Author: Jakob RosenbergFurniture
Author: Judith MillerPublisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0756672880
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 562
Book Description
Whether you want to identify, date or evaluate your own pieces, Furniture is the only comprehensive, full-color reference guide for you. Judith Miller gives a global overview that spans the last 3,000 years of design, guaranteed to turn any amateur into a furniture buff. Furniture defines decorative motifs of key periods with over 3,500 photographs of every style and form. This eBook also includes profiles of influential designers, craftsmen and key movements.
The Private Life of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France and Navarre
Author: Mme Campan (Jeanne-Louise-Henriette)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Anecdotes
Languages : en
Pages : 502
Book Description
The Golden Carpet
Author: Somerset Struben De ChairPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : World War, 1939-1945
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
The story of the British campaign to capture Baghdad and Palmyra in 1941.
Apollonio Di Giovanni
Author: Ellen CallmannThe Elements of Style
Author: Stephen CallowayPublisher: Richmond Hill, Ont. : Firefly Books
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 600
Book Description
"An impressive reference work." - Library Journal (on the 1997 edition) A richly detailed and easy-to-use reference to 500 years of architectural details and styles. Owners and potential buyers of period houses, restorers, architects, interior designers and historical preservationists will find this reference invaluable. The Elements of Style is the most comprehensive visual survey, period-by-period, feature-by-feature, of the styles that have had the greatest impact on interiors of American and British domestic architecture. Compiled by a team of experts, this is the first book on architectural styles that is comprehensive, incredibly thorough, and accessible in its presentation of individual details. This magnificent volume covers more than 500 years of architectural styles from Tudor to Post-Modern and includes American and British vernacular styles. First published in 1991 (with 150,000 copies sold), this new edition is expanded to include the most contemporary styles. Detailed illustrations include 3,000 analytical drawings and historic engravings, 400 photographs in color and 1,000 in black and white. The heart of The Elements of Style is a chronological survey of the primary styles and periods of architectural design. Each chapter begins with an illustrated essay, then covers in detail features such as: Doors Windows Walls, floors and ceilings Staircases Ironwork and hardware Woodwork and built-in furniture Kitchen stoves and fireplaces Essential period architectural details, and more. The book also includes: A useful system of quick reference, employing color-coded tabs showing how particular features evolved over time, and A fully updated resource list with contact information for locating suppliers of those design elements illustrated throughout the book. The Elements of Style is the essential reference for preservationists, architects, interior designers, owners of period homes, and historians.
A Truthful Likeness
Author: Leah LiptonPublisher: Smithsonian Books (DC)
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
This illustrated biography of Chester Harding, a prolific and sought-after portraitist of early national America, includes discussion of fifty-five selected paintings and a checklist of all of his known works.
Nineteenth Century European Paintings [Christie's, 1980].
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Author: Australian Parrots
Author: Joseph Michael ForshawPublisher:
ISBN: 9780701810399
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 379
Book Description
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