UID:
kobvindex_INT0003629
Format:
245 pages, [15] pages of plates
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223 illustrations (black and white), 15 plates (black and white)
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28 x 21 cm
Edition:
Reprint
ISBN:
9780486222042
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0486222047
Content:
"In the arrangement of this work, it will be found that the subject has been divided into four periods. The first, dating from 1500 to 1660, comprising furniture that can be attributed to the Renaissance and its evolution from the Gothic, may be termed 'The Age of Oak.' The second, from 1660 to 1720, where the change is varied by the Restoration and Dutch influence, followed by a distinctly assertive English spirit, may be called 'The Age of Walnut.' The third period, where the introduction from France of fresh ideas in design clearly marked another change, lasting from 1720 to 1770, which we call 'The Age of Mahogany' ; and the fourth, from 1770 to 1820, inspired by an affectation for all things classical, combined with a curiously unbalanced taste, can best be described as 'The Composite Age.' It is proposed to deal with the history, development, and evolution of English furniture only, but as the sources of its inspiration can so frequently be traced to foreign origin, it will be necessary to introduce occasionally some of these examples, in order to more clearly explain the different types and their close analogy. The comparison will be useful also for defining where the English craftsman at certain periods departed from his foreign model and struck into an original path. "
Note:
EDITORIAL NOTE: "This Dover edition, first published in 1972, is an unabridged republication of the work originally published by Lawrence & Bullen, Ltd., London, in 1905." -- Title page verso
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INDEX NOTE: includes index.
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List of plates: Two chairs -- Upholstered bed -- Upholstered chair -- Chest of drawers inlaid with marqueterie -- Walnut cabinet inlaid with marqueterie -- Settee -- Table inlaid with marqueterie -- Cabinet-press inlaid with marqueterie -- Chest of drawers inlaid with marqueterie -- Lacquer cabinet -- Clock inlaid with light marqueterie -- Clock inlaid with dark marqueterie -- Walnut chair inlaid with marqueterie -- Mirror -- Upholstered bed -- Walnut chair covered with needlework -- Walnut settee inlaid with marqueterie -- Walnut inlaid writing-cabinet
Language:
English
