Author: Geoffrey Beard
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1064

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Author: Geoffrey W. Beard
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 1088

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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.

Author: Furniture History Society (London, England)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 16

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Author: Angela Evans
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780903335072
Category : Cabinetmakers
Languages : en
Pages : 187

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Author: John Gloag
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1447497724
Category : House & Home
Languages : en
Pages : 581

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A must have companion for any fan of antiques or furniture design. Including chapters on descriptions and design of furniture, furniture designers from Britain and America with notes on the different periods of furniture design. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s 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 artwork.

Author: Ralph Edwards
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Furniture
Languages : en
Pages : 694

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This book covers the evolution of English domestic furniture from the Middle Ages to the end of the Georgian period. It provides information on pieces of furniture, technical processes, furniture designers and cabinetmakers as well as giving an insight into the history of English domestic furniture and its place in changing social habits.

Author: R. S. Clouston
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cabinetmakers
Languages : en
Pages : 396

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Author: John Gloag
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 100077614X
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 1123

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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.

Author: Charles Boyce
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1628738405
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 683

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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.

Author: John Gloag
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Furniture
Languages : en
Pages : 576

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A short dictionary of furniture containing 1767 terms used in Britain and America. This book includes the description and design of furniture, and a dictionary of names and terms, periods, types, materials and craftsmen from 1900 to 1950.