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Furniture: The Western Tradition: History, Style, Design
Hardback
Main Details
Title |
Furniture: The Western Tradition: History, Style, Design
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) John Morley
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Physical Properties |
Format:Hardback | Pages:352 | Dimensions(mm): Height 305,Width 249 |
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Category/Genre | Art styles not defined by date Decorative arts Antique furniture and furniture collecting |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780500019481
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Classifications | Dewey:749.1 |
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Audience | General | Undergraduate | Professional & Vocational | |
Illustrations |
507 Illustrations, black and white; 173 Illustrations, color
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Thames & Hudson Ltd
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Imprint |
Thames & Hudson Ltd
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Publication Date |
8 November 1999 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
A history of furniture. John Morely documents the aesthetics of furniture, its social and cultural context, the sequence of styles - from Ancient Egyptian, Greek and Roman through Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque and onwards - and the individual touches of craftsmen or designers used to give it character. The story is shaped by the conflict between "Classical" and "anti-Classical", order and fantasy, and includes exotic styles from China and Japan, India and Africa. Furniture finds a huge variety of forms, depending on comfort and convenience but also changing fashions in interiors, as well as the influence of politics, religion, architecture and the fine arts. Works by famous designers - Boulle, Chippendale, Riesener, Mackintosh, Eames - appear in the context of the stylistic ideals of their times, and more than 600 illustrations are closely integrated to the text.
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