Download or read book Illustrated Guide to Shaker Furniture written by Robert F. W. Meader and published by Courier Dover Publications. This book was released on 1972 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Coverage of all furniture and appurtenances, with much on local styles unavailable elsewhere. 235 photos.
Download or read book Illustrated Guide to Shaker Furniture written by R. F. W. Meader and published by Peter Smith Pub Incorporated. This book was released on 1973-06-01 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Coverage of all furniture and appurtenances, with much on local styles unavailable elsewhere. 235 photos.
Download or read book Illustrated Guide to Shaker Furniture written by Robert F. W. Meader and published by Courier Dover Publications. This book was released on 1972 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Coverage of all furniture and appurtenances, with much on local styles unavailable elsewhere. 235 photos.
Download or read book Making Authentic Shaker Furniture written by John G. Shea and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-09-19 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over 250 photographs and measured drawings for over 80 classic Shaker designs: cradle, dry sink, trestle table, lap desk, rocking chair, many more. 262 halftones. 140 black-and-white line illustrations.
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Shaker Furniture written by Timothy D. Rieman and published by Schiffer Publishing. This book was released on 2003 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book documents Shaker furniture from communities in New England, Ohio, and Kentucky throughout the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Free-standing tables, chairs, desks, boxes, and case clocks and built-in cupboards and cases of drawers are included. The text provides a detailed account of Shaker history, culture, and religion. Further, it examines Shaker design and tools, reporting new research on the Shaker color palette.
Download or read book Shaker Furniture written by Timothy D. Rieman and published by Schiffer Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the eighteenth century onward, the Shakers have been dedicated to a simple, communal lifestyle outside of society. Their furniture was beautiful in its simplicity and functionality. 300 historical and modern photos provide a visual tour of the masterpieces of Shaker furniture and an introduction to the faithful artisans who produced them. This book will be a treasure for all who enjoy, own, and create handmade furniture.
Download or read book The Shaker Furniture Handbook written by Timothy D. Rieman and published by Schiffer Book for Collectors. This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book surveys furniture made during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries in Shaker communities of New England, Kentucky, and Ohio, with over 130 color photos. Free-standing tables, chairs, boxes, desks, built-in cupboards, and cases of drawers are included. The text introduces nearly twenty Shaker communities, known cabinetmakers, identifiable furniture traits, and designs unique to specific Shaker communites.
Download or read book The Complete Illustrated Guide to Furniture Cabinet Construction written by Andy Rae and published by Taunton. This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Expert woodworker Andy Rae brings his enthusiasm to this ultimate reference--a graphic, step-by-step presentation of basic furniture construction techniques. 847 color photos. 127 drawings.
Download or read book Masterpieces of Shaker Furniture written by Edward Deming Andrews and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1999-01-01 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fascinating discussions of sect's origins, villages, and religious faith accompany 83 photographs of Shaker chairs, dining tables, chests, storage cabinets, wash stands and sinks, desks, and many other fine examples of the sect's handiwork.
Download or read book Shaker Textile Arts written by Beverly Gordon and published by UPNE. This book was released on 1982-07 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive book on the kinds of textiles the Shakers used, how they were produced, and their cultural and economic importance to the communities.
Download or read book Shaker Furniture written by Time-Life Books Editors and published by Time Life Medical. This book was released on 1999-05 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now you can make Shaker-inspired tables, chairs, and other classic pieces, and learn to create your own designs. Includes photographs and historical information as well as detailed instruction.
Download or read book The American Shakers and Their Furniture with Measured Drawings of Museum Classics written by John Gerald Shea and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meeting house bench, utility bench, bonnet box, storage box, kitchen table, wall cupboard, dry sink, kitchen desk-cupboard, flight of shelves, utility pedestal, sorting stand, firewood carrier, sewing table, turned trestle table, dining chair, Harvard trestle table, maple chair, side table, desk box, lap desk, bed settee, night stand, high chair, blanket chest, drop-leaf table, sewing chest, stretcher table, lidded chest with one drawer, child's desk, lidded chest with two drawers, pedestal tables, lidded chest with three drawers, sewing desk, rocking chair, maple table, chest of drawers, table-desk, western dresser, small table, portable chest of drawers, wall case of drawers, chest with cupboards.
Download or read book How To Build Shaker Furniture written by Tom Moser and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2011-09-08 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Shakers produced many incredible furniture objects that we continue to venerate today. For the woodworker the fascination is often rooted in the essential simplicity of the work. Interest in Shaker design is as strong today as it was when the first edition of this book was published in 1977, possibly stronger. This ongoing interest is the direct result of the inherent beauty of Shaker design—beauty that stems not only from form, but from superb workmanship, a commitment to utility and a total understanding of material.
Download or read book The Shaker Legacy written by Christian Becksvoort and published by Taunton Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a photo gallery of 150 Shaker pieces, many seen here for the first time.
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 176 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.
Download or read book SHAKER FURNITURE written by Edward Deming Andrews and published by . This book was released on 1937 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Shaker Chair written by Charles R. Muller and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A history and study of Shaker chairs. From oral traditions, provenances and re-examination of original sources it analyzes Shaker chair-making. Offering descriptions of typical chairs, it dates various forms, considers manufacturing processes and analyzes construction details.
