Author: Luke Vincent LockwoodPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Furniture
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
The Furniture Collectors' Glossary
Author: Luke Vincent LockwoodPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Furniture
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
The Furniture Collectors' Glossary
Author: Luke Vincent LockwoodPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 55
Book Description
Dictionary of English Furniture Makers, 1660-1840
Author: Geoffrey W. BeardPublisher: Routledge
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 1088
Book Description
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.
Pictorial Dictionary of British 19th Century Furniture Design
Author: Antique Collectors' ClubPublisher: Antique Collectors Club Dist
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 638
Book Description
Includes biographies of designers and information on design tools.
Pictorial Dictionary of Marked London Furniture, 1700-1840
Author: Christopher GilbertPublisher: Routledge
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description
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.
A Short Dictionary of Furniture
Author: John GloagPublisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 100077614X
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 1123
Book Description
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.
Barber 3 Glossaries
Author: Out Of PrintPublisher: Da Capo Press, Incorporated
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
The Collectors' Glossary of Antiques and Fine Arts
Author: John R. BernasconiPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Antiques
Languages : en
Pages : 614
Book Description
Chats on Old Furniture: A Practical Guide for Collectors
Author: Arthur HaydenPublisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 147
Book Description
Chats on Old Furniture by Arthur Hayden is a detailed and practical guide for collectors of vintage sofas, beds, dressers, and more. Excerpt: "PAGE PREFACE 7 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 13 BIBLIOGRAPHY 19 GLOSSARY OF TERMS USED 23 CHAPTER I. THE RENAISSANCE ON THE CONTINENT 31 II. THE ENGLISH RENAISSANCE 57 III. STUART OR JACOBEAN (SEVENTEENTH CENTURY) 79 IV. STUART OR JACOBEAN (LATE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY) 109 V. QUEEN ANNE STYLE 133 VI. FRENCH FURNITURE. THE PERIOD OF LOUIS XIV..."
Pictorial Dictionary of British 18th Century Furniture Design
Author: Elizabeth WhitePublisher: ACC Distribution
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 512
Book Description
The Georgian period was one of disciplined designs and the published pattern books regulated the basic