Illustrated History Of Furniture

About this eBook

Author

Litchfield, Frederick, 1850-1930

Title

Illustrated History of Furniture: From the Earliest to the Present Time

Language

English

LoC Class

NK: Fine Arts: Decorative and Applied Arts, Decoration and Ornament

Subject

Furniture -- History

Category

Text

eBook-No.

12254

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/12254

Release Date

May 1, 2004

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Illustrated History Of Furniture: — From the Earliest to the Present Time. — Frederick Litchfield. — With numerous Illustrations — 1893.
2. 2.Preface.
3. 3.Contents.
4. 4.List of Illustrations. — Chapter I. — Chapter II. — Chapter III. — Chapter IV. — Chapter V. — Chapter VI. — Chapter VII. — Chapter VIII. — Chapter IX.
5. 5.Chapter I. — Ancient Furniture. — Biblical References. — Assyrian Furniture. — Egyptian Furniture. — Greek Furniture. — Roman Furniture.
6. 6.Chapter II. — The Middle Ages.
7. 7.Chapter III. — The Renaissance. — The Renaissance in Italy. — The Renaissance In France. — The Renaissance in the Netherlands. — The Renaissance in Spain. — The Renaissance in Germany. — The Renaissance In England.
8. 8.Chapter IV. — Jacobean furniture.
9. 9.Chapter V. — The Furniture of Eastern Countries. — Chinese and Japanese Furniture. — Indian Furniture. — Persia. — Saracenic Woodwork From Cairo and Damascus.
10. 10.Chapter VI. — French Furniture. — Louis XV. — Louis XVI. and Marie Antoinette.
11. 11.Chapter VII. — Chippendale and his Contemporaries.
12. 12.Chapter VIII. — First Half of the Nineteenth Century — Empire Furniture. — Early Victorian.
13. 13.Chapter IX. — From 1851 to the Present Time.
14. 14.Conclusion.
15. 15.Index.
16. 16.List of Subscribers. — Received Too Late for Classification.
17. 17.Footnotes

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