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Style in Furniture (Classic Reprint)

Author : R. Davis Benn
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780260689825
Total Pages : 554 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (898 download)

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Download or read book Style in Furniture (Classic Reprint) written by R. Davis Benn and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-09 with total page 554 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Style in Furniture IT is not the pretension of this work, as will be understood when its dimensions are remarked, to provide a complete and exhaustive history of furniture, but Simply to convey a knowledge of those national types that are still to be met with, in original form, in the auction sale-rooms, the dealers' shops, the country cottage, or the old family mansion; and which are being perpetuated even to-day by the labours of the designer who draws upon time-honoured sources for inspiration. The study of our domestic furnishing as it was prior to the end of the sixteenth century belongs rather to the field of remote antiquarian research, which interests but comparatively few people, and, on that account, has not been included in the present volume. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Handbook of Furniture Styles (Classic Reprint)

Author : Walter Alden Dyer
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781334235948
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (359 download)

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Download or read book Handbook of Furniture Styles (Classic Reprint) written by Walter Alden Dyer and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-11-10 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Handbook of Furniture Styles This work does not pretend to be exhaustive, com prehensive, complete. Whole blocks of facts are deliberately omitted. My problem has been one of selection and elimination. I have endeavored to reduce a large, diffuse subject to lowest terms, to boil it down, to strip it to its essentials, and the reader need look for little more than a working out line. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Historic Styles in Furniture (Classic Reprint)

Author : Virginia Robie
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780267265602
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (656 download)

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Download or read book Historic Styles in Furniture (Classic Reprint) written by Virginia Robie and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-30 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Historic Styles in Furniture The British Museum contains illuminated manuscripts dating back to the ninth century. From these priceless records and from wills of the period the home of the anglo-saxon thane has been deciphered. Fragments from many sources have been fitted together and a fairly clear picture has resulted. The ham, or home, contained one large apartment called the heal which served as a dining, living, and sleeping room. Adjoining it was the bower, or chamber, reserved for the ladies of the household. The ball was sparsely furnished. A board laid upon a trestle formed the dining-table. Benches and stools were the common seats and were used by all members of the family, except the lord and his lady who occupied two rudely constructed chairs. The walls were hung with walk rifts, or wall cloths, which served as a protection from wind and rain. The rafters were covered with a ceil cloth, from which our word ceiling is derived. In the center of the ﬂoor was the hearth, the smoke of the fire escaping through a louvre. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

How to Collect, Old Furniture (Classic Reprint)

Author : Frederick Litchfield
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780656350964
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (59 download)

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Download or read book How to Collect, Old Furniture (Classic Reprint) written by Frederick Litchfield and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-11 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from How to Collect, Old Furniture I have endeavoured to trace the changes in style and fashion from Antique to Mediaeval, from Mediaeval to Renaissance, and from Renais sance to Modern, but in the following notes I have attempted to give the reader some descriptions of the various kinds of furniture, made in different countries, from the sixteenth to the middle of the nineteenth century, omitting the earlier periods. As examples of the latter are seldom seen except in museums, they are, for all practical purposes, unobtainable by the collector of ordinary means. I have tried to convey by explanatory hints and suggestions, advice which may enable the reader to select the example of the period he is in search of, and avoid the imitation and the sham. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

How to Know Period Styles in Furniture

Author : W. L. Kimerly
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780260615626
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (156 download)

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Download or read book How to Know Period Styles in Furniture written by W. L. Kimerly and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from How to Know Period Styles in Furniture: A Brief History of Furniture From the Days of Ancient Egypt to the Present Time, Illustrated With Over 300 Typical Examples and a Brief Description of Each Period A knowledge of period styles in furniture is as necessary to those who would properly furnish a home as a knowledge of grammar is to those who would speak correctly. All period styles have a history and an exceedingly interesting one. The historical styles in furniture are those that have stood the test of time; they were not created in a day, but were gradually developed to fit the needs of civilization and society; a change in government or religion has always been reﬂected in the character of the furniture. No new style has ever been created without a knowledge of some older one and probably never will be. The student of furniture may delve into the mysteries of design as deeply as he may desire and always find something interesting and instructive, but the busy man or woman, the clerk in the furniture store or the salesman on the road must have the information necessary for them to understand the general arrangement and char acteristics of period styles placed before them in as brief and compact a manner as possible. It is believed that the follow ing pages will accomplish this purpose in a better manner than any other book now published. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Jacobean Furniture

Author : Helen Churchill Candee
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780364469613
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (696 download)

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Download or read book Jacobean Furniture written by Helen Churchill Candee and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-13 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Jacobean Furniture: And English Styles in Oak and Walnut One might almost say that since Henry the Eighth's introduction of the styles of the Italian Renaissance into England, that country has produced no original style of furniture. But lest this state ment be resented by affronted savants and hurt senti mentalists, side by side with that fact must be placed another, that England has played upon the styles she imported with such skill and grace that she has thus produced variants of great and peculiar beauty. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Period Furniture Handbook (Classic Reprint)

Author : G. Glen Gould
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780484291484
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (914 download)

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Download or read book The Period Furniture Handbook (Classic Reprint) written by G. Glen Gould and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-09 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Period Furniture Handbook What we need, in order to form an accurate con ception of the style of furniture of any particular period, is facts, and not an expression of a writer's personal feeling, either in preference for any par ticular style or detestation of it. Unhappily the ability to enjoy what is delightful in every period is not common. The critic who knows everything there is to be known about every one of the period styles is not always as wise a guide as one who has that God-given ability to select unerringly what is best in each. There is not a single one of the period styles which has not some excellent examples of furniture design and craftsman ship to its credit. To discredit the Baroque or the Rococo, the Empire or the Victorian in order to exalt the Gothic or the Renaissance is silly. Each incorporates its own ideas of suitability, dignity, decoration, and comfort. The pomp and state of the rectangular types in Europe and America prior to the 18th Century, all count for nothing when you drop at nightfall into your easy-chair, if it is easy. And can you be grateful enough for that welcome over-stuffing of seat, and back, and arms which enfolds you with a restfulness achieved only in the Victorian era! About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Old English Furniture (Classic Reprint)

Author : Frederick Fenn
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781330529126
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (291 download)

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Download or read book Old English Furniture (Classic Reprint) written by Frederick Fenn and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-01 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Old English Furniture About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

French Furniture (Classic Reprint)

Author : Andre Saglio
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780265270417
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book French Furniture (Classic Reprint) written by Andre Saglio and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-13 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from French Furniture To these general considerations, applicable to the study of domestic art in every country, we must add one which has special reference to the genius of France, and will be to some extent the guiding principle of this book. The sons of the soil in that country were never, strictly speaking, inventors, they never evolved the primary germ of a new style; but they had a marvellous gift for assimilating the foreign ideas with which they were brought In contact, and, as it were, recasting in the powerful crucible of their brain enfeebled. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

French and English Furniture

Author : Esther Singleton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780656400706
Total Pages : 678 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book French and English Furniture written by Esther Singleton and published by . This book was released on 2018-02-12 with total page 678 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Furniture Collector

Author : Edward Gregory
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780267841271
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (412 download)

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Download or read book The Furniture Collector written by Edward Gregory and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-05 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Furniture Collector: An Introduction to the Study of English Styles of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries An attempt has been made in the various chapters to visualise the interior 'of the English home as it changed in character from one period to another, by giving from contemporary sources the different pieces of furniture in common use. It is hoped that this treatment will assist the collector to create in his own mind a background against which his possessions will take their appropriate places. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Present State of Old English Furniture (Classic Reprint)

Author : Robert Wemyss Symonds
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781391618319
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (183 download)

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Download or read book The Present State of Old English Furniture (Classic Reprint) written by Robert Wemyss Symonds and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-08-25 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Present State of Old English Furniture This book is the outcome, therefore, of a desire to help the collector by pointing out the lines along which the Author worked and which have led him to the conclusions presented in these pages, so that the amateur may begin his career as a collector with a certain knowledge which the author ventures to think could otherwise only be obtained by long experience. The Author wishes to acknowledge his indebtedness to all those who have so kindly permitted the illustration of pieces of furniture from their collections, and especially to Mr. Percival D. Griffiths, who has been more than generous in this respect. His thanks are also due to Mr. J. De Haan, for some valuable information concerning recipes used by the imitator; to Mr. Cooper of Messrs. Cooper 65 Humphries, for his care and skill in photographing most of the examples illustrated; and, finally, to Mr. J. H. Elder-duncan and Mr. J. Chichele Plowden, for their suggestions during the compilation and revision of the manuscript. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

English Furniture of the Cabriole Period (Classic Reprint)

Author : H. Avray Tipping
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780656033690
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (336 download)

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Download or read book English Furniture of the Cabriole Period (Classic Reprint) written by H. Avray Tipping and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-07 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from English Furniture of the Cabriole Period Mahogany Stools (1) Spinet Stool. C. 1735. (2) Chippendale chino-gothic Style. 0. 1755. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Complete Book of Interior Decorating (Classic Reprint)

Author : Mary Derieux
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781391919591
Total Pages : 472 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (195 download)

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Download or read book The Complete Book of Interior Decorating (Classic Reprint) written by Mary Derieux and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-10-12 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Complete Book of Interior Decorating Decorating made easy. Problems answered at a glance. Importance of a decorating plan. How to decide what you need. The importance of manufacturers' labels. Using the photographs of planned rooms for ideas. Questions to ask before you buy: what do you like, what can you afford, what are your plans for the future, what climate do you live in, what is the architectural style of the building? When your plan must combine new furniture with old. Plans that grow. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Old Oak Furniture (Classic Reprint)

Author : Fred Roe
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780428701123
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book Old Oak Furniture (Classic Reprint) written by Fred Roe and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-10 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Old Oak Furniture The Object Which the writer has aimed at in the present work is to classify the various examples of each article of furniture as near as may be in chrono logical order. I have in the great majority of cases, and Wherever it has been possible, based my descrip tions and theories on personal investigation of the articles discussed, Whether English or Continental. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

French Furniture Under Louis XVI and the Empire (Classic Reprint)

Author : Roger De Felice
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781332129775
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (297 download)

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Download or read book French Furniture Under Louis XVI and the Empire (Classic Reprint) written by Roger De Felice and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-04 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from French Furniture Under Louis XVI and the Empire In this volume Empire furniture will occupy much less space than Louis Seize. It may perhaps be enough to say that, in our opinion, this inequality is amply justified by the differences in merit, comfort, and adaptableness to the needs of ordinary life that exist between the two styles; but there is one more solid and positive reason. The aim of this handbook, like its predecessors, is to impart a better knowledge of the furniture of past times, but most of all the furniture that was simple and practical, the good, honest pieces with no pretentions to sham luxuriousness, belonging to the modest middle classes or even the country folk of old France. Now, the Empire Style never had time to make its way into the depths of the provinces, where everything is so slow to change. In any case, how could that style, so learned and archaeological, which had sprung finished and complete from the brain of a few fanatical devotees of antiquity, as one Minerva sprang in full panoply from out of the head of Jupiter - how could that style, so lacking in tradition, ever have found favour with the country people of France? How could they have understood it? And accordingly we find it left no trace in the output of the workshops of Provence or Normandy or Brittany. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."

Household Furniture and Interior Decoration

Author : Thomas ?- Hope
Publisher : Legare Street Press
ISBN 13 : 9781018853000
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (53 download)

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Download or read book Household Furniture and Interior Decoration written by Thomas ?- Hope and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2022-10-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.