The Encyclopedia of Furniture

Fülszöveg

third revised edition
THE
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF
FURNITURE
COVERING PERIOD AND DEVELOPMENT FROM THE 1600s THROUGH THE 1900s DESIGNERS, CRAFTSMEN, AND THEIR MATERIALS
JOSEPH ARONSON
2,000 ILLUSTRATIONS
This is the long-awaited revision of the famous Encyclopedia of Furniture, of which 225,000 copies have been sold. Designers, decorators, manufacturers, dealers, collectors, museum personnel, and schools have considered the Encyclopedia the most important reference book they own. This new revision immensely increases its value. Articles have been brought up to date. New materials, styles, and trends have provided the basis for added articles. The nineteenth century, neglected heretofore, is treated in detail. Every period and development in furnitureVtyling and construction is described in detail. The Encyclopedia contains full information about designers and makers, woods and other materials, and architecture and decoration.
Illustrations are not a supplement but an integral part... Tovább

Fülszöveg

third revised edition
THE
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF
FURNITURE
COVERING PERIOD AND DEVELOPMENT FROM THE 1600s THROUGH THE 1900s DESIGNERS, CRAFTSMEN, AND THEIR MATERIALS
JOSEPH ARONSON
2,000 ILLUSTRATIONS
This is the long-awaited revision of the famous Encyclopedia of Furniture, of which 225,000 copies have been sold. Designers, decorators, manufacturers, dealers, collectors, museum personnel, and schools have considered the Encyclopedia the most important reference book they own. This new revision immensely increases its value. Articles have been brought up to date. New materials, styles, and trends have provided the basis for added articles. The nineteenth century, neglected heretofore, is treated in detail. Every period and development in furnitureVtyling and construction is described in detail. The Encyclopedia contains full information about designers and makers, woods and other materials, and architecture and decoration.
Illustrations are not a supplement but an integral part of this book. Almost every article contains references to one
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or more of the 2,000 illustrations so that readers can see for themselves an example of the item being described. The photographs range from the earliest museum pieces to products of today's and tomorrow's noteworthy designers. Photographs have been supplied by almost every famous museum and by private collectors, manufacturers, and dealers.
Definitions are clear and complete; factual matter is thoroughly reliable. This single volume contains the synthesis of an entire library on the subject of furniture and decoration.
With a special Furniture Bibliography for Reference Vissza