Furniture: The Western Tradition: History, Style, Design

Hardback

Main Details

Title Furniture: The Western Tradition: History, Style, Design
Authors and Contributors      By (author) John Morley
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:352
Dimensions(mm): Height 305,Width 249
Category/GenreArt styles not defined by date
Decorative arts
Antique furniture and furniture collecting
ISBN/Barcode 9780500019481
ClassificationsDewey:749.1
Audience
General
Undergraduate
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations 507 Illustrations, black and white; 173 Illustrations, color

Publishing Details

Publisher Thames & Hudson Ltd
Imprint Thames & Hudson Ltd
Publication Date 8 November 1999
Publication Country United Kingdom

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.