Dictionary of Furniture
Title | Dictionary of Furniture PDF eBook |
Author | Charles Boyce |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 683 |
Release | 2014-01-02 |
Genre | Crafts & Hobbies |
ISBN | 1628738405 |
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.
Dictionary of Furniture
Title | Dictionary of Furniture PDF eBook |
Author | Charles Boyce |
Publisher | |
Pages | 331 |
Release | 1988 |
Genre | Furniture |
ISBN |
A Complete Dictionary of Furniture
Title | A Complete Dictionary of Furniture PDF eBook |
Author | John Gloag |
Publisher | Overlook Books |
Pages | 840 |
Release | 1991 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN |
Dictionary of English Furniture Makers, 1660-1840
Title | Dictionary of English Furniture Makers, 1660-1840 PDF eBook |
Author | Geoffrey W. Beard |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 1088 |
Release | 1986 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN |
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.
A Short Dictionary Of Furniture
Title | A Short Dictionary Of Furniture PDF eBook |
Author | John Gloag |
Publisher | Read Books Ltd |
Pages | 581 |
Release | 2013-04-18 |
Genre | House & Home |
ISBN | 1447497724 |
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.
A Complete Dictionary of Furniture
Title | A Complete Dictionary of Furniture PDF eBook |
Author | John Gloag |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 1992-11-01 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780517094402 |
A Short Dictionary of Furniture
Title | A Short Dictionary of Furniture PDF eBook |
Author | John Gloag |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
Pages | 1123 |
Release | 2022-10-24 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN | 100077614X |
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.