English Furniture - A History and Guide

English Furniture - A History and Guide
Author: John Gloag
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
Total Pages: 202
Release: 2013-01-10
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 1447486579

This vintage book contains a detailed guide to the vibrant history of English furniture, with information on early its development, famous styles, popularity, manufacturing techniques, materials, and many other related aspects. A fascinating and comprehensive treatise, “English Furniture - A History and Guide” will be of considerable utility to antiques dealers, and would make for a fantastic addition to collections of allied literature. Contents include: “The Historical Background of Design 1500-1700”, “The Historical Background of Design 1700-1934”, “Furniture Design Under the Wood Workers 1500 1660”, “Furniture Design Under Fashion, 1660-1730”, “Furniture Design Under the Architects 1730-1830”, etc. Many vintage books like this are becoming increasingly rare and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, high-quality addition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on the history of furniture.

When Oak was New

When Oak was New
Author: John Fiske
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013
Genre: Furniture making
ISBN: 9780975456927

'When Oak Was New' shows that we cannot fully understand antique furniture without understanding how its owners used it when it was new.

A Short Dictionary of Furniture

A Short Dictionary of Furniture
Author: John Gloag
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 814
Release: 2022-10-24
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 1000776123

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.

RIBA Journal

RIBA Journal
Author: Royal Institute of British Architects
Publisher:
Total Pages: 706
Release: 1905
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: