Furniture : world styles from classical to contemporary

Author

• Miller, Judith

Additional Author(s)

• Linley, David

Publisher

London: DK Publishing, 2011

Language

English

ISBN

9781405358002

Series

Subject(s)

• FURNITURE
• FURNITURE-STYLES-ENCYCLOPEDIAS
• FURNITURE-HISTORY-ENCYCLOPEDIAS
• FURNITURE-ENCYCLOPEDIAS

Notes

. . Index: p. 550-557

Abstract

A comprehensive reference spanning some three thousand years of design provides more than 3,500 full-color photographs and descriptions of furniture representing every style and form, decorative motifs from key periods, profiles of important designers and craftsmen, a study of important movements in furniture design, and more.

Physical Dimension

Number of Page(s)

560 p.

Dimension

31 cm.

Other Desc.

ill.

Summary / Review / Table of Content

Ancient furniture : 4000 BCE-1600 CE --
17th century : 1600-1700 --
Early 18th century : 1700-1760 --
Late 18th century : 1760-1800 --
Early 19th century : 1800-1840 --
Mid-19th century : 1840-1900 --
Arts and crafts : 1880-1920 --
Art Nouveau : 1880-1915 --
Art Deco : 1919-1940 --
Modernism : 1925-1945 --
Mid-century modern : 1945-1970 --
Postmodern and contemporary : 1970 onward.

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