Oak Furniture - The British Tradition
SKU: DADAX1851490132
ISBN : 9781851490134
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Oak Furniture - The British Tradition
Victor Chinnery's scholarly work covers the history and development of furniture in oak and kindred timbers in the British Isles and New England, from the Middle Ages through to 1800. The subject is broken down into a logical sequence of aspects and each section is generously illustrated. The furniture shown ranges from the finest examples of the period, to the sort of sturdy and workmanlike pieces which modern collectors will find afforsable. The study of oak furniture is a remarkably rich and varied subject,which reflects at several levels the social and domestic life of many generations of our ancestors. Victor Chinnery has explored and clarified many important topics, whilst fully realising that scholarship in this field is still very much in its infancy. One of the most profound influences on the appearance of furniture in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries was the system of rigid demarcations operated by the different furniture making trades, and in which the work of the joiners was th
Specification of Oak Furniture - The British Tradition
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Author | Chinnery, Victor |
Binding | hardcover |
Language | english |
Edition | 2 |
ISBN-10 | 1851490132 |
ISBN-13 | 97818512 |
Publisher | Antique Collectors Club Dist |
Publication Year | 01-08-1986 |
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