The history of furniture
Subtitle: twenty-five centuries of style and design in the Western tradition
By: John Morley.
Edition: 1st North American ed.
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 352
Subjects: Furniture -- History.
Description: "In surveying the development of furniture from antiquity to the present day, John Morley focuses on the Western traditions, but he includes the outside influences of China and Japan, India, Egypt, and Africa. His bravura analysis reveals connections between pieces of furniture, such as the direct line from antiquity to a neoclassical French commode, a Biedermeier dressing table, and a twentieth-century bois clair cocktail cabinet.".
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 330-342) and index.