Library Record
Metadata
Object Type |
Book |
Title |
English Furniture From Gothic To Sheraton |
Author |
Cescinsky, Herbert, 1875- |
Summary |
Covers each period or major style of English furniture, ranging from medieval pieces through the various Tudor, 17th, and 18th century styles, up to approximately 1800, with the schools of Hepplewhite and Sheraton. In addition to descriptions of individual pieces, it also covers general concepts of design in each period, materials, famous craftsmen, initial appearance of forms and decorations, survivals of earlier styles, and diffusion of techniques and ideas. |
Call No. |
NK2528 .C4 1968 |
Publisher |
Dover Publications |
Publication/Copyright Date |
1968 |
Alternate Title(s) |
A Concise Account of the Development of English Furniture and Woodwork from the Gothic of the Fifteenth Century to the Classic Revival of the Early Nineteenth with the Minimum of Descriptive Text and the Maximum of Illustrations |
Subjects |
Furniture--England Woodwork--England |
Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 403-406) and index of illustrations. "With more than 900 illustrations"--t.p. Dover edition is an unabridged republication of the second edition, as published by Garden City Publishing Company, in 1937. |
Object ID # |
2004.004.0048 |