Identifying American Furniture: A Pictorial Guide to Styles

Identifying American Furniture: A Pictorial Guide to Styles and Terms Colonial to Contemporary (American Association for State and Local History Books (Paperback))

Elegantly fashioned and uniquely perceptive, this guidebook authoritatively surveys four centuries of American domestic furniture styles.
Identifying American Furniture offers answers to the questions most people ask about furniture: "What style is that?" "How can you tell?" and "When was it popular?" Curators, collectors, appraisers, connoisseurs of furniture, and students of history, architecture, and the arts â‚¬â€¢ as well as those just learning the fascination of stylistic trends in American furnitureâ‚¬â€¢will find this succinct handbook essential. Styles are arranged chronologically from 1607 to the present and represent all thirty-five major furniture styles from Arts and Crafts to Windsor. Milo M. Naeve's vivid commentary draws attention to the book's 196 photographs, pinpointing distinctions among the styles. Naeve also offers an excellent guide for further reading. 196 illustrations
Country USA
Brand W. W. Norton & Company
Manufacturer W. W. Norton & Company
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 196 illustrations
Color Green
ReleaseDate 1998-09-17
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780393318449

Identifying American Furniture: A Pictorial Guide to Styles and Terms Colonial to Contemporary (American Association for State and Local History Books (Paperback))