The Complete Guide to Furniture Style • Illustrated
By: Louise Ade Boger
Publisher: George Allen & Unwin Ltd.
Published: 1961
Place of publication: London, England, UK
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 438
Copyright date: 1959
Description: Here, in one volume, is a comprehensive guide to the stylistic development of domestic furniture from classical times to the present in Europe, America, and the Far East. 

Starting with a résumé of ancient and medieval furniture, followed by detailed chapters on the furniture of Italy, Spain, and the Low Countries, the book then takes up the great periods of French and English furniture from the Renaissance through Empire and Regency. 

There is a detailed account of American Colonial and Federal and in conclusion, chapters on Victorian and Modern and one on the furniture of China.

The Guide will be invaluable for the general reader wishing to learn the simple facts of furnishing history and terminology. The student who may use this book has a concise basic textbook before proceeding to more specialized aspects of the subject. The collector will find both text and the comprehensive bibliography extremely useful for quick reference.

More than 500 photographs illustrate outstanding examples of furniture from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Louvre, the Rijksmuseum, and many others.

Louise Ade Boger is co-author with her husband of *“A Dictionary of Antiques and the Decorative Arts”*.