Author: Kerry Pierce
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
ISBN: 9780764361845
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
This comprehensive yet highly browsable reference offers concise definitions, clear line drawings, and photographs of the elements and features that make up American furniture of all types. Written by an expert furniture maker and woodworker with over 50 years of experience, this is the most extensive and modern resource of its kind. Covering historical and contemporary furniture design, the alphabetized terms include individual elements (such as cartouche, pediment, and hood), types of furniture, and styles of design. Detailed line drawings and photos of beautiful museum pieces augment the text. Informative sidebars throughout delve into the passion and beauty behind fine furniture's artistic energy--lives of notable American furniture designers and craftsmen, guided views of masterworks, help in understanding certain styles, and more. This an invaluable tool for furniture makers, antique dealers and buyers, and anyone interested in American furniture.
American Furniture Anatomy
Author: Kerry Pierce
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
ISBN: 9780764361845
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
This comprehensive yet highly browsable reference offers concise definitions, clear line drawings, and photographs of the elements and features that make up American furniture of all types. Written by an expert furniture maker and woodworker with over 50 years of experience, this is the most extensive and modern resource of its kind. Covering historical and contemporary furniture design, the alphabetized terms include individual elements (such as cartouche, pediment, and hood), types of furniture, and styles of design. Detailed line drawings and photos of beautiful museum pieces augment the text. Informative sidebars throughout delve into the passion and beauty behind fine furniture's artistic energy--lives of notable American furniture designers and craftsmen, guided views of masterworks, help in understanding certain styles, and more. This an invaluable tool for furniture makers, antique dealers and buyers, and anyone interested in American furniture.
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
ISBN: 9780764361845
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
This comprehensive yet highly browsable reference offers concise definitions, clear line drawings, and photographs of the elements and features that make up American furniture of all types. Written by an expert furniture maker and woodworker with over 50 years of experience, this is the most extensive and modern resource of its kind. Covering historical and contemporary furniture design, the alphabetized terms include individual elements (such as cartouche, pediment, and hood), types of furniture, and styles of design. Detailed line drawings and photos of beautiful museum pieces augment the text. Informative sidebars throughout delve into the passion and beauty behind fine furniture's artistic energy--lives of notable American furniture designers and craftsmen, guided views of masterworks, help in understanding certain styles, and more. This an invaluable tool for furniture makers, antique dealers and buyers, and anyone interested in American furniture.
American Furniture, 1620 to the Present
Author: Jonathan L. Fairbanks
Publisher: Putnam Publishing Group
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 586
Book Description
Meant for both connoisseur and amateur, this is the definitive book in its field. During ten years of research, the authors examined furniture from coast to coast, in museums and private collections. American Furniture has a running text along with its identification captions, which places furniture in its social and historical context. In its 100 color pictures and 1300 black-and-white photos, the book frequently presents furniture in the rooms they were made for. There is extensive coverage of the masterpieces from the seventeenth century to the present, many of them newly photographed for this book, but coverage is by no means restricted to these pieces. This is the first book to encompass furniture "away from the mainstream"--Pieces made away from the furniture centers of New York, New England, and Pennsylvania. Thus, there is discussion of the furniture of the Southwest; furniture made in Dutch, Spanish, French, and Norwegian settlements; and furniture made in religious enclaves or as part of social or aesthetic reform movements. Also, line drawings reveal how antique furniture was made--and therefore how to tell a genuine antique from a forgery.--From publisher description.
Publisher: Putnam Publishing Group
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 586
Book Description
Meant for both connoisseur and amateur, this is the definitive book in its field. During ten years of research, the authors examined furniture from coast to coast, in museums and private collections. American Furniture has a running text along with its identification captions, which places furniture in its social and historical context. In its 100 color pictures and 1300 black-and-white photos, the book frequently presents furniture in the rooms they were made for. There is extensive coverage of the masterpieces from the seventeenth century to the present, many of them newly photographed for this book, but coverage is by no means restricted to these pieces. This is the first book to encompass furniture "away from the mainstream"--Pieces made away from the furniture centers of New York, New England, and Pennsylvania. Thus, there is discussion of the furniture of the Southwest; furniture made in Dutch, Spanish, French, and Norwegian settlements; and furniture made in religious enclaves or as part of social or aesthetic reform movements. Also, line drawings reveal how antique furniture was made--and therefore how to tell a genuine antique from a forgery.--From publisher description.
Field Guide to American Antique Furniture
Author: Joseph T. Butler
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780805001242
Category : Antiques
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
Over 1700 of Skibinski's line drawings present a visual approach to the identification of antique furnishings. The book is arranged in chronological sequences (17th century through the early 20th century) by type of furniture, from tables and settees to desks and bookcases. Butler and Johnson have included some important information for the novice and the experienced collector: the sources of furniture used as models for the illustrations; lists of museums, art galleries, and special displays of outstanding collections of furniture; a selected bibliography and a glossary; the anatomy of a piece of furniture; and a brief history of the periods of furniture and furniture makers. Highly recommended for public libraries and other subject collections.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780805001242
Category : Antiques
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
Over 1700 of Skibinski's line drawings present a visual approach to the identification of antique furnishings. The book is arranged in chronological sequences (17th century through the early 20th century) by type of furniture, from tables and settees to desks and bookcases. Butler and Johnson have included some important information for the novice and the experienced collector: the sources of furniture used as models for the illustrations; lists of museums, art galleries, and special displays of outstanding collections of furniture; a selected bibliography and a glossary; the anatomy of a piece of furniture; and a brief history of the periods of furniture and furniture makers. Highly recommended for public libraries and other subject collections.
Measured Drawings of Early American Furniture
Author: Burl Neff Osburn
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Furniture
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Furniture
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
Interesting Details on Antique American Furniture - Notes on Carving, Legs, Fittings and Upholstery
Author: Edgar G. Miller
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1473357667
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before. The content has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern audience.
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1473357667
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before. The content has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern audience.
Construction of American Furniture Treasures
Author: Lester Margon
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Furniture
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Furniture
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
Four Centuries of American Furniture
Author: Oscar P. Fitzgerald
Publisher: Wallace-Homestead
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
Tour American styles, periods, and types of furniture by examining Chippendale, Shaker, Rococo, and many other distinctly American creations that showcase the artistic merit of American furniture.
Publisher: Wallace-Homestead
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
Tour American styles, periods, and types of furniture by examining Chippendale, Shaker, Rococo, and many other distinctly American creations that showcase the artistic merit of American furniture.
Identifying American Furniture
Author: Milo M. Naeve
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Masterpieces of American Furniture, 1620-1840
Author: Lester Margon
Publisher: New York : Architectural Book Publishing Company
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
Publisher: New York : Architectural Book Publishing Company
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
Early American Furniture
Author: John Obbard
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781574324891
Category : Furniture
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This book is a comprehensive guide to regional differences in early American furniture. It will assist the collector, dealer, and auctioneer in determining where and when antique furniture was made. The book is unique in that it covers all the major furniture producing regions from the time of the first settlements until American furniture begins to lose its regional character in the first decades of the nineteenth century. The almost 700 illustrations focus on furniture most likely to be seen in the home and marketplace. In addition to many hundreds of illustrations of New England, Middle Atlantic, and Southern pieces, there is a chapter on the regional use of cabinet woods, essays on the furniture of the different regions, and detailed illustrations of regional carving, turning, and construction practices. There is no other book half as useful in determining the who, when, and where of early American furniture. 2006 values.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781574324891
Category : Furniture
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This book is a comprehensive guide to regional differences in early American furniture. It will assist the collector, dealer, and auctioneer in determining where and when antique furniture was made. The book is unique in that it covers all the major furniture producing regions from the time of the first settlements until American furniture begins to lose its regional character in the first decades of the nineteenth century. The almost 700 illustrations focus on furniture most likely to be seen in the home and marketplace. In addition to many hundreds of illustrations of New England, Middle Atlantic, and Southern pieces, there is a chapter on the regional use of cabinet woods, essays on the furniture of the different regions, and detailed illustrations of regional carving, turning, and construction practices. There is no other book half as useful in determining the who, when, and where of early American furniture. 2006 values.