Product Description

A completely revised edition, covering every period and development to the present, the designers and makers, the woods and other materials, the architecture and decoration. 2,000 photographs. Glossary. Bibliography. Index.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #49623 in Books
• Published on: 1961-12-13
• Released on: 1961-12-13
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 496 pages

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A completely revised edition, covering every period and development to the present, the designers and makers, the woods and other materials, the architecture and decoration. 2,000 photographs. Glossary. Bibliography. Index.

Customer Reviews

Wonderful furniture book
If some one like antique furnitures, you got to have this book. it is very completely and tells you most the styles in the history.

A wonderful reference for those learning the elements of design.
This is a great visual encyclopedia for learning what parts of furniture and styles from different periods look like. When reading about a reproduction Greek klismos chair with sabre legs or a Louis XV commode with Sevres plaque and riband trim, there is nothing like a visual reference to understand what those words actually mean. Not a light read, but this is an important addition to the bookshelf of anyone really serious about being educated in elements of interior design.

Good
The condition of the book was very good.
The book itself was not very useful, it had a lot of information and enless you knew exactly what you were looking for it was hard to find