Encyclopedia of Furniture Making
Title | Encyclopedia of Furniture Making PDF eBook |
Author | Ernest Joyce |
Publisher | Sterling Publishing Company, Inc. |
Pages | 546 |
Release | 1987 |
Genre | Crafts & Hobbies |
ISBN | 9780806971421 |
An illustrated reference guide to furniture making, including material characteristics and properties, necessary equipment, techniques, and tips on component construction, veneering, marquetry and inlaying.
Encyclopedia of Shaker Furniture
Title | Encyclopedia of Shaker Furniture PDF eBook |
Author | Timothy D. Rieman |
Publisher | Schiffer Publishing |
Pages | 584 |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | Antiques & Collectibles |
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This book documents Shaker furniture from communities in New England, Ohio, and Kentucky throughout the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Free-standing tables, chairs, desks, boxes, and case clocks and built-in cupboards and cases of drawers are included. The text provides a detailed account of Shaker history, culture, and religion. Further, it examines Shaker design and tools, reporting new research on the Shaker color palette.
The Encyclopedia of Furniture
Title | The Encyclopedia of Furniture PDF eBook |
Author | Joseph Aronson |
Publisher | Potter Style |
Pages | 500 |
Release | 1961-12-13 |
Genre | Antiques & Collectibles |
ISBN | 0517037351 |
A completely revised edition, covering every period and development to the present, the designers and makers, the woods and other materials, the architecture and decoration. 2,000 photographs. Glossary. Bibliography. Index.
Sotheby's Concise Encyclopedia of Furniture
Title | Sotheby's Concise Encyclopedia of Furniture PDF eBook |
Author | Christopher Payne |
Publisher | Antique Collectors Club Limited |
Pages | 208 |
Release | 1989 |
Genre | Furniture |
ISBN | 9781850296492 |
An Encyclopaedia of Cottage, Farm, and Villa Architecture and Furniture
Title | An Encyclopaedia of Cottage, Farm, and Villa Architecture and Furniture PDF eBook |
Author | John Claudius Loudon |
Publisher | |
Pages | 1348 |
Release | 1867 |
Genre | Architecture, Domestic |
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Encyclopedia of Furniture
Title | Encyclopedia of Furniture PDF eBook |
Author | Simon Yates |
Publisher | Thunder Bay Press (CA) |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 1999 |
Genre | Furniture |
ISBN | 9781571451712 |
From French settees to Chippendale desks to medieval tables to Bugatti chairs, Encyclopedia of Furniture details the history and development of Western furniture. Lavishly illustrated with hundreds of full-color photographs, this chronological guide highlights the major trends as well as the minor eccentricities. Experienced antique dealers offer advice and analysis in this essential reference work for both amateur and experienced collector.
The Book of Shaker Furniture
Title | The Book of Shaker Furniture PDF eBook |
Author | John Kassay |
Publisher | Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press |
Pages | 265 |
Release | 1980 |
Genre | Antiques & Collectibles |
ISBN | 9780870232756 |
A comprehensive, amply illustrated guide illustrates the simple, functional furniture style developed during the Shaker movement--a successful experiment in communitarian living--and traces its evolution from the Colonial styles of New York and New England