The Book of American Windsor Furniture: Styles and Technologies
This is both a connoisseur's book and a cabinetmaker's book, giving the buyer the choice of collecting a Windsor or cobbling one together in the basement.(The Magazine Antiques)Throughout his long career as a teacher, John Kassay helped innumerable students learn the joys and challenges of furniture making and appreciation. First with the publication of The Book of Shaker Furniture and now with The Book of American Windsor Furniture, he has broadened his reach beyond the classroom. As with his first volume, The Book of American Windsor Furniture is lavishly illustrated with precisely drawn depictions of some of the best examples of American Windsor furniture. In addition, clear illustrative photographs and concise narrative descriptions make this book a valuable introduction to the Windsor style. The Book of American Windsor Furniture will surely find an easily reached and well-deserved spot on the bookshelves of material cultural historians, antiquarians, as well as furniture makers.(Robert Treanor)