Author: Arthur Hayden
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1473357594
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 91
Book Description
This text contains a detailed, illustrated catalogue of some of Thomas Chippendale's most notable furniture designs, coupled with an informative and fascinating biography of the famous cabinet-maker. A wonderful little text that will surely appeal to those with a keen interest in Chippendale's designs and the history of vintage furniture in general, this text constitutes a worthy addition to collections of such literature and is not to be missed by the discerning furniture enthusiast. This text has been elected for modern republication due to its educational and collectable value, and we are proud to republish it here complete with a new introduction on the history of furniture.
The Masterpieces of Thomas Chippendale - A Short Biography and His Famous Catalogue
Author: Arthur Hayden
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1473357594
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 91
Book Description
This text contains a detailed, illustrated catalogue of some of Thomas Chippendale's most notable furniture designs, coupled with an informative and fascinating biography of the famous cabinet-maker. A wonderful little text that will surely appeal to those with a keen interest in Chippendale's designs and the history of vintage furniture in general, this text constitutes a worthy addition to collections of such literature and is not to be missed by the discerning furniture enthusiast. This text has been elected for modern republication due to its educational and collectable value, and we are proud to republish it here complete with a new introduction on the history of furniture.
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1473357594
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 91
Book Description
This text contains a detailed, illustrated catalogue of some of Thomas Chippendale's most notable furniture designs, coupled with an informative and fascinating biography of the famous cabinet-maker. A wonderful little text that will surely appeal to those with a keen interest in Chippendale's designs and the history of vintage furniture in general, this text constitutes a worthy addition to collections of such literature and is not to be missed by the discerning furniture enthusiast. This text has been elected for modern republication due to its educational and collectable value, and we are proud to republish it here complete with a new introduction on the history of furniture.
The Bookseller
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Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 1802
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Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 1802
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Bookseller and the Stationery Trades' Journal
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Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 1222
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Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 1222
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American Rococo, 1750-1775
Author: Morrison H. Heckscher
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN: 0870996312
Category : Decoration and ornament
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
Published in conjunction with an exhibition organized by, and held at, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, this volume examines the American (i.e. British colonial) manifestations of the European rococo style. Following an introductory chapter, separate chapters are devoted to architecture, engravings, silver, and furniture, plus iron, glass, and porcelain grouped together as factory products. Illustrated are 173 objects (many in color) that are part of the exhibition, and some 50 related objects. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN: 0870996312
Category : Decoration and ornament
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
Published in conjunction with an exhibition organized by, and held at, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, this volume examines the American (i.e. British colonial) manifestations of the European rococo style. Following an introductory chapter, separate chapters are devoted to architecture, engravings, silver, and furniture, plus iron, glass, and porcelain grouped together as factory products. Illustrated are 173 objects (many in color) that are part of the exhibition, and some 50 related objects. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Dr Johnson's London
Author: Liza Picard
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
ISBN: 1780226497
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 545
Book Description
'A Baedeker of the past, absorbing and revealing in equal measure' Peter Ackroyd 'Brings the age's tortuous splendours and profound murkiness vividly to life' Observer When Dr Johnson published his great Dictionary in 1755, London was the biggest city in Europe. The opulence of the rich and the comfort of the 'middling' sort contrasted sharply with the back-breaking labour and pitiful wages of the poor. Executions were rated one of the best amusements, but there was bullock-hunting and cock-fighting too. Crime, from pickpockets to highwaymen, was rife, prisons were poisonous and law-enforcement rudimentary. Dr Johnson's London is the result of the author's passionate interest in the practical details of the everyday life of our ancestors: the streets, houses and gardens; cooking, housework, laundry and shopping; clothes and cosmetics; medicine, sex, hobbies, education and etiquette. The book spans the years 1740 to 1770, starting when the gin craze was gaining ground and ending when the east coast of America was still British. While brilliantly recording the strangeness and individuality of the past, Dr Johnson's London continually reminds us of parallels with the present day.
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
ISBN: 1780226497
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 545
Book Description
'A Baedeker of the past, absorbing and revealing in equal measure' Peter Ackroyd 'Brings the age's tortuous splendours and profound murkiness vividly to life' Observer When Dr Johnson published his great Dictionary in 1755, London was the biggest city in Europe. The opulence of the rich and the comfort of the 'middling' sort contrasted sharply with the back-breaking labour and pitiful wages of the poor. Executions were rated one of the best amusements, but there was bullock-hunting and cock-fighting too. Crime, from pickpockets to highwaymen, was rife, prisons were poisonous and law-enforcement rudimentary. Dr Johnson's London is the result of the author's passionate interest in the practical details of the everyday life of our ancestors: the streets, houses and gardens; cooking, housework, laundry and shopping; clothes and cosmetics; medicine, sex, hobbies, education and etiquette. The book spans the years 1740 to 1770, starting when the gin craze was gaining ground and ending when the east coast of America was still British. While brilliantly recording the strangeness and individuality of the past, Dr Johnson's London continually reminds us of parallels with the present day.
Manuscripts, Upon Papyrus, Vellum, and Paper, in Various Languages
Author: Thorpe, Thomas, firm, booksellers, London
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Category : Books
Languages : en
Pages : 1468
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Category : Books
Languages : en
Pages : 1468
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English Furniture Designs of the Eighteenth Century
Author: Peter W. Ward-Jackson
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Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
English furniture of the eithteenth century has never been more admired or sought after than it is today. This is largely because it possesses a simplicity, a sober elegance and a practical usefulness which make it ideal for modern houses. Such furniture owes as much to good design as to the craftsman's skill, and that is why, in this book, the Victoria and Albert Museum has made an attempt to carry out--for the first time--a systematic survey of the great mass of eighteenth-century designs which has come down to us. The Museum is in a good position to embark upon such a venture, because it possessess one of the largest collections of English furniture designs in existence, a collection which includes copies of nearly all the relevant pattern books, some of them very rare, and a considerable number of original drawings, which tend to be rarer still, because they were all too often lost or destroyed, once they had served their purpose. --back cover.
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Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
English furniture of the eithteenth century has never been more admired or sought after than it is today. This is largely because it possesses a simplicity, a sober elegance and a practical usefulness which make it ideal for modern houses. Such furniture owes as much to good design as to the craftsman's skill, and that is why, in this book, the Victoria and Albert Museum has made an attempt to carry out--for the first time--a systematic survey of the great mass of eighteenth-century designs which has come down to us. The Museum is in a good position to embark upon such a venture, because it possessess one of the largest collections of English furniture designs in existence, a collection which includes copies of nearly all the relevant pattern books, some of them very rare, and a considerable number of original drawings, which tend to be rarer still, because they were all too often lost or destroyed, once they had served their purpose. --back cover.
Rare Book Catalogues
Author: Robinson, William H., ltd., booksellers, London
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Category : Booksellers' catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 412
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Category : Booksellers' catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 412
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Concerning this book
Author: Edgar George Miller (Jr.)
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Category : Furniture
Languages : en
Pages : 618
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Category : Furniture
Languages : en
Pages : 618
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National Review
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Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 734
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Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 734
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