Furniture History Books

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Furniture history books. The history of furniture. Metropolitan museum of art 2006. From the earliest to the present time free ebook project gutenberg.
The furniture history society fhs was founded to study furniture of all periods places and kinds to increase knowledge and appreciation of it and to assist in the preservation of furniture and its records. It did provide that refresher but i found it lacking somewhat. C 1750 day bed jean baptiste tilliard i v a museum.
Twenty five centuries of style and design in the western tradition hardcover november 15 1999 by john morley author visit amazon s john morley page. Are you an author. That part of the book alone is worth the purchase price.
A global view covers the major historical movements in furniture design from prehistoric periods through contemporary times and includes parts of the world that traditional history books ignore or underserve such as africa and china. William and mary style furniture was popular in the late 17th and early 18th century and is characterized by dutch and chinese influences trumpet turned legs spanish ball feet and oriental lacquer work. Illustrated history of furniture.
Despite being initially published in 1985 the book largely stops at mid century modern mid 50s 60s. It presents the achievements of western furniture designers not in isolation from the. Highlights of the collection.
French royal furniture in the metropolitan museum. A global view covers the major historical movements in furniture design from prehistoric periods through contemporary times and includes parts of the world that traditional history books ignore or underserve such as africa and china. Even the mid century history is scant compared to earlier eras.