Download or read book French and English Furniture written by Esther Singleton and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 690 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Decoration of Houses written by Edith Wharton and published by Charles Scribner. This book was released on 1897 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Dictionary of English Furniture Makers 1660 1840 written by Geoffrey W. Beard and published by Routledge. This book was released on 1986 with total page 1088 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A reference work on furniture makers active in England between 1660 and 1840. It lists makers in alphabetical order, recording biographical details, commissions, and information about signed or documented pieces, together with full supporting references.

Download or read book Selling Home Furnishings A Training Program written by Roscoe R. Rau and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2021-05-19 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Selling Home Furnishings" by Roscoe R. Rau is a bulletin about training programs referring to furniture selling. The book has been prepared for use by those who seek self-improvement as members of a group engaged in the study of home furnishings and how to sell them agreeably, intelligently, and competitively. This bulletin presents at once an opportunity and challenge to those who sell home furnishings: Opportunity to those who see furniture as a symbol of achievement and distinction. These hear the call to bring beauty out of drab surroundings and to shape the visible garments of life, and even life itself, making it finer, richer, and a thing of greater worth. Challenge to those who in selling home furnishings must be conscious of the wide extension of education in the home furnishing art, the rapid improvement in the general taste and specific knowledge of the customer, the tendency to shop in the large centers, the increasing number of small decorators, and the trend to furnished rooms and apartments. Some important titles include: Specialized Selling Of Home Furnishings As A Career Modern Methods Are Designed To Meet Changing Conditions Increasing Sales And Earnings Increase The Daily Average Number Of Customers

Download or read book Painted Wood written by Valerie Dorge and published by Getty Publications. This book was released on 1998-08-27 with total page 549 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The function of the painted wooden object ranges from the practical to the profound. These objects may perform utilitarian tasks, convey artistic whimsy, connote noble aspirations, and embody the highest spiritual expressions. This volume, illustrated in color throughout, presents the proceedings of a conference organized by the Wooden Artifacts Group of the American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (AIC) and held in November 1994 at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation in Williamsburg, Virginia. The book includes 40 articles that explore the history and conservation of a wide range of painted wooden objects, from polychrome sculpture and altarpieces to carousel horses, tobacconist figures, Native American totems, Victorian garden furniture, French cabinets, architectural elements, and horse-drawn carriages. Contributors include Ian C. Bristow, an architect and historic-building consultant in London; Myriam Serck-Dewaide, head of the Sculpture Workshop, Institut Royal du Patrimoine Artistique, Brussels; and Frances Gruber Safford, associate curator of American decorative arts at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. A broad range of professionals—including art historians, curators, scientists, and conservators—will be interested in this volume and in the multidisciplinary nature of its articles.

Download or read book Furnishing a Museum written by Fausto Calderai and published by Periscope. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Best known for its collection of masterpiece paintings, the Gardner Museum is also one of the first museums to include a large quantity of Italian furniture. This meticulously designed catalogue includes numerous photographs that focus on individual objects and reveal characteristic forms and styles. Observations made by the museum conversation department about the techniques and materials of the pieces, which differ significantly from furniture of other countries, are also published.

Download or read book Chats on Old Coins written by Frederick William Burgess and published by Asian Educational Services. This book was released on 2000 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book American Furniture in Pendleton House written by Christopher P. Monkhouse and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Chats on Old Copper and Brass written by Frederick William Burgess and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Handleiding voor verzamelaars van antieke koperen kunst- en gebruiksvoorwerpen

Download or read book The Technique of Furniture Making written by Ernest Joyce and published by . This book was released on 2003-03 with total page 519 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1970 this is highly regarded by woodworkers and is suited to the amateur and professional alike. It has been revised to take account of changes in practice including the use of power tools, adhesives and computer-controlled machinery. The three sections deal with materials, tools and techniques; advanced construction techniques and metal fittings; running a workshop, draughtsmanship, furniture designs and restoration.

Download or read book Her Name is Caroline written by Caroline Barron and published by . This book was released on 2020-11-18 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As she reaches 17 years of age she wonders how she has gotten there as her soul and will had been repeatedly ripped from her physically and mentally at the hands of her parents and others throughout her young life. Now she is facing into a heartbreaking pregnancy just as she meets her first love.

Download or read book In Pursuit of Beauty written by Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) and published by Metropolitan Museum of Art. This book was released on 1986 with total page 513 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This project is the first comprehensive study of a phenomenon that not only dominated the American arts of the 1870s and 1880s, but also helped set the course of such later developments in the United States as the Arts and Crafts movement, the indigenous interpretation of Art Nouveau, and even the rise of modernism. In fact, the early history of the Metropolitan--its founding, its sponsorship of a school of industrial design, and its display of decorative works--is inextricably tied to the Aesthetic movement and its educational goals. "In Pursuit of Beauty: Americans and the Aesthetic Movement" comprised some 175 objects including furniture, metalwork, stained glass, ceramics, textiles, wallpaper, painting, and sculpture. Some of these had rarely been displayed; others, although familiar, were being shown in new and even startling contexts. The exhibition and catalogue are arranged thematically to illustrate both the major styles of a visually rich movement and the ideas that generated its diversity"--From publisher's description.

Download or read book Chats on Old Furniture written by Arthur Hayden and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-02-24 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "[...]queens have been applied to various styles of furniture as belonging to their reign. Early Victorian is certainly a more expressive term than early nineteenth century. Cromwellian tables, Queen Anne chairs, or Louis Seize commodes all have an especial meaning as referring to styles more or less prevalent when those personages lived. As there is no record of the makers of most of the old English furniture, and as a piece of furniture cannot be judged as can a picture, the date of manufacture cannot be precisely laid down, hence the vagueness of much of the classification of old furniture. Roughly it may in England be dealt with under the Tudor, the Stuart, and the[...]".

Download or read book Chats on Cottage and Farmhouse Furniture written by Arthur Hayden and published by Lundberg Press. This book was released on 2008-07-01 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Download or read book Pleasant Hill Shaker Furniture written by Kerry Pierce and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2007-03-20 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ann Lee, founder of the Shaker movement, offered this guidance to her followers, "Hands to work and hearts to God". The furniture of the Pleasant Hill community shows her philosophy brought to life in every piece. With its beauty and simplicity, Shaker furniture has inspired generations of furniture makers like no other style in the world. This book details the construction and design of some rare and never before seen Shaker furniture created in the village of Pleasant Hill, Kentucky. Painstakingly illustrated with drawings and photos of the furniture, this book reveals the joinery and design secrets that make Shaker furniture timeless. You'll find full-scale details of the joinery and special details about the furniture as well as a charming history of the village of Pleasant Hill.