This concise yet wide ranging survey of collectable antique furniture illustrated throughout in full colour guides the new collector through almost three centuries of Western Furniture with clarity and authority Invaluable as a reference tool it offers collectors the means to identify key features of a wide variety of pieces ranging from the Gothic and Renaissance period to Art Nouveau and the beginning of the twentieth century The book is structured chronologically by century and within each time period by country Existing collectors will find all titles in the series act as a handy and portable reference and beginners will welcome a reliable accessible starting point from which their interests can develop Readers will find succinct sections detailing all major phases in Western Furniture with full colour coverage of English American French Italian German Austrian Low Countries Spanish and Portuguese pieces The work of important furniture designers is discussed from the French ébénistes and Chippendale through key 19th century figures such as Biedermeier Pugin and Stickley and the mass producers of bentwood such as the Austrian Thonet to the Belgian and French Art Nouveau designers
Ficha técnica
Editorial: Antique Collectors'club
ISBN: 9781851494491
Idioma: Inglés
Número de páginas: 192
Encuadernación: Tapa dura
Fecha de lanzamiento: 05/11/2003
Año de edición: 2003
Especificaciones del producto
Escrito por John Andrews
The Economist es una publicación semanal británica con sedeen Londres que trata su contenido desde el marco de las relaciones Internacionales y la economía. Se publica con regularidad desde que fue fundada por James Wilson en septiembre de 1843. Esta obra está escrita por algunos de sus redactores especializados coordinados de Daniel Franklin y John Andrews.