Download or read book Antique Boxes Tea Caddies Society 1700 1880 written by Antigone Clarke and published by Schiffer Pub Limited. This book was released on 2003 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The box represents great temptation. "Open me" it says. The human cannot resist it; its charm is overwhelming. So too, is the charm of this remarkable book, in which antique boxes and tea caddies - along with the people who inspired, made, and used them - dance gracefully through the pages. The reader is guided through the aesthetic, cultural, and social influences of the years covered, accumulating a deep understanding of the form, decoration, and purpose of eighteenth and nineteenth century boxes. The extensive text covers wooden, tortoiseshell, ivory, papier m*^ach*/e, and lacquer boxes. There are chapters on Anglo Indian, Scottish, Irish, Penwork, Straw work, and Tunbridge ware boxes, as well as on boxes made for special purposes. Captions include complete descriptions, values, and circa dates for all boxes shown. The 905 images include original drawings, magnificent photographs of complete pieces, and close-ups illustrating the structure and decoration of boxes. This is an indispensable companion for box collectors and reflects fascinating information about cultural forces that shaped the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
Download or read book Antique Boxes Tea Caddies Society written by Antigone Clarke and published by Schiffer Publishing. This book was released on 2018-12-15 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The charm of this remarkable book is overwhelming, in which antique boxes and tea caddies--along with the people who inspired, made, and used them--dance gracefully through the pages. The reader is guided through the aesthetic, cultural, and social influences of the years covered, accumulating a deep understanding of the form, decoration, and purpose of 18th- and 19th-century boxes. The extensive text covers wooden, tortoiseshell, ivory, papier-mâché, and lacquer boxes. There are chapters on Anglo-Indian, Scottish, Irish, Penwork, Straw work, and Tunbridge ware boxes, as well as on boxes made for special purposes. Captions include complete descriptions, values, and circa dates for all boxes shown. The 1,000 plus images include original drawings, magnificent photographs of complete pieces, and close-ups illustrating the structure and decoration of boxes. This is an indispensable companion for box collectors and reflects fascinating information about cultural forces that shaped the 18th and 19th centuries.
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Download or read book The Cabinet Maker and Upholsterer s Guide written by George Hepplewhite and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2013-05-09 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Magnificent reproduction of 1788 folio of Hepplewhite furnishings. Classic, highly valued work depicts chairs, stools, sofas, sideboards, beds, pedestals, desks, bookcases, tables, chests of drawers, wardrobes, fire screens, and many other items. 128 plates.
Download or read book The Pleasures of Collecting written by Gardner Callahan Teall and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Classic Marquetry Course written by Jack Metcalfe and published by Jack Metcalfe. This book was released on 2020-09 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive book on teaching the art and craft of marquetry and furniture making, written by two author/teachers each with over 30 years experience of creating stunning marquetry furniture. Twelve step-by-step marquetry tutorials and four furniture-making projects guide students at all skill levels through the construction, with full colour illustrations at every stage of build. A comprehensive gallery of furniture displaying marquetry and furniture built by artisans from different corners of the globe make this a truly international publication. The gallery includes replica copies of two of Thomas Chippendale's iconic marquetry furniture pieces: the prestigious Diana & Minerva Commode, and the Pier Table initially made for the Circular Dressing Room at Harewood House - both are recreated in full coloured veneers, just as the originals appeared when first made over 250 years ago.
Download or read book English Goldsmiths and Their Marks written by Sir Charles James Jackson and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 778 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Tale of Tea written by George van Driem and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Tale of Tea presents a comprehensive history of tea from prehistoric times to the present day in a single volume, covering the fascinating social history of tea and the origins, botany and biochemistry of this singularly important cultigen.
Download or read book Tea Drinking in 18th Century America Its Etiquette and Equipage written by Rodris Roth and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2021-05-19 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rodris Roth in the book "Tea Drinking in 18th-Century America: Its Etiquette and Equipage" discusses the value Americans place on tea drinking. This book contains illustrations of some of the teacups, tea canisters, porcelain, hand-crafted cups, etc. used by people during the eighteenth century. It discusses the onset of the Americans' civilization.
Download or read book History of New London Connecticut written by Frances Manwaring Caulkins and published by . This book was released on 1852 with total page 686 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book First Timers and Old Timers written by Kenneth L. Untiedt and published by University of North Texas Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Texas Folklore Society has been alive and kicking for over one hundred years now, and I don't really think there's any mystery as to what keeps the organization going strong. The secret to our longevity is simply the constant replenishment of our body of contributors. We are especially fortunate in recent years to have had papers given at our annual meetings by new members--young members, many of whom are college or even high school students. "These presentations are oftentimes given during sessions right alongside some of our oldest members. We've also had long-time members who've been around for years but had never yet given papers; thankfully, they finally took the opportunity to present their research, fulfilling the mission of the TFS: to collect, preserve, and present the lore of Texas and the Southwest. "You'll find in this book some of the best articles from those presentations. The first fruits of our youngest or newest members include Acayla Haile on the folklore of plants. Familiar and well-respected names like J. Rhett Rushing and Kenneth W. Davis discuss folklore about monsters and the classic 'widow's revenge' tale. These works--and the people who produced them--represent the secret behind the history of the Texas Folklore Society, as well as its future."--Kenneth L. Untiedt
Download or read book Japan and Britain after 1859 written by Olive Checkland and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2003-08-29 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the years following Japan's long period of self-imposed isolation from the world, Japan developed a new relationship with the West, and especially with Britain, where relations grew to be particularly close. The Japanese, embarrassed by their perceived comparative backwardness, looked to the West to learn modern industrial techniques, including the design and engineering skills which underpinned them. At the same time, taking great pride in their own culture, they exhibited and sold high quality products of traditional Japanese craftsmanship in the West, stimulating a thirst for, and appreciation of, Japanese arts and crafts. This book examines the two-way bridge-building cultural exchange which took place between Japan and Britain in the years after 1859 and into the early years of the twentieth century. Topics covered include architecture, industrial design, prints, painting and photographs, together with a consideration of Japanese government policy, the Japan-Britain Exhibition of 1910, and commercial spin-offs. In addition, there are case studies of key individuals who were particularly influential in fostering British-Japanese cultural bridges in this period.
Download or read book New Masters of the Wooden Box written by Oscar P. Fitzgerald and published by Fox Chapel Publishing. This book was released on 2009-10-01 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Features 34 contemporary masters of the wooden box. Each artist's profile includes photographs of their work and a short essay focusing on design ideas and objectives. Includes jewelry boxes, desk boxes, reliquaries, keepsake boxes and more.
Download or read book High Tea written by Laurie E. Barnes and published by . This book was released on 2015-02-15 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The catalog for the Norton Museum of Art exhibition, High Tea: Glorious Manifestations East and West focuses on the art of tea in high society from eight key cultures worldwide: China, Korea, Japan, Germany/Austria, France, Russia, Britain, and America.
Download or read book Musical Theatre written by John Kenrick and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-07-27 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Musical Theatre: A History is a new revised edition of a proven core text for college and secondary school students – and an insightful and accessible celebration of twenty-five centuries of great theatrical entertainment. As an educator with extensive experience in professional theatre production, author John Kenrick approaches the subject with a unique appreciation of musicals as both an art form and a business. Using anecdotes, biographical profiles, clear definitions, sample scenes and select illustrations, Kenrick focuses on landmark musicals, and on the extraordinary talents and business innovators who have helped musical theatre evolve from its roots in the dramas of ancient Athens all the way to the latest hits on Broadway and London's West End. Key improvements to the second edition: · A new foreword by Oscar Hammerstein III, a critically acclaimed historian and member of a family with deep ties to the musical theatre, is included · The 28 chapters are reformatted for the typical 14 week, 28 session academic course, as well as for a two semester, once-weekly format, making it easy for educators to plan a syllabus and reading assignments. · To make the book more interactive, each chapter includes suggested listening and reading lists, designed to help readers step beyond the printed page to experience great musicals and performers for themselves. A comprehensive guide to musical theatre as an international phenomenon, Musical Theatre: A History is an ideal textbook for university and secondary school students.
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Download or read book Women s Painted Furniture 1790 1830 written by Betsy Krieg Salm and published by UPNE. This book was released on 2010 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beautifully illustrated, comprehensive study of women's painted furniture, a long-lost art that sheds light on women's lives in the early republic