Name/Title
English Furniture From Gothic To SheratonEntry/Object ID
2004.004.0048Secondary Title
A Concise Account of the Development of English Furniture and Woodwork from the Gothic of the Fifteenth Century to the Classic Revival of the Early Nineteenth with the Minimum of Descriptive Text and the Maximum of IllustrationsDescription
Covers each period or major style of English furniture, ranging from medieval pieces through the various Tudor, 17th, and 18th century styles, up to approximately 1800, with the schools of Hepplewhite and Sheraton. In addition to descriptions of individual pieces, it also covers general concepts of design in each period, materials, famous craftsmen, initial appearance of forms and decorations, survivals of earlier styles, and diffusion of techniques and ideas.
406 p., ill., facsims., 29 cm., paperbackCollection
Historic Charleston Foundation LibraryAcquisition
Accession
2004.004.Source or Donor
New Library Catalog Records (2004)Acquisition Method
Collected by StaffLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
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BookNomenclature Sub-Class
Other DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsSearch Terms
Fine Arts, Decorative arts; applied arts; decoration and ornament, Interior and house decoration, Furniture, Furniture--England, Woodwork--EnglandBook Details
Author
Cescinsky, Herbert, 1875-Publisher
Dover PublicationsDate Published
1968Call No.
NK2528 .C4 1968Location
Location
Building
NRH Research RoomCategory
PermanentDate
February 7, 2023Location
Building
NR Docent LibraryCategory
PermanentGeneral Notes
Note
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 403-406) and index of illustrations.
"With more than 900 illustrations"--t.p.
Dover edition is an unabridged republication of the second edition, as published by Garden City Publishing Company, in 1937.
Status: ShelfCreated By
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August 18, 2004Updated By
kemmonsUpdate Date
May 1, 2013