Classical Furniture - Hardcover

For professionals and the general public, surveys currently manufactured classical furniture, providing systematic treatment of various styles: Renaissance Louis XIII; Baroque Louis XIV, William and Mary, Queen Anne, and RTgence; Rococo Louis XV, Chippendale; Neoclassicism Louis XVI, Adam, Hepplewhite, Sheraton, Regency, and Imperial; and eclecticism Victorian, Isabelline, and Biedermeier. An introduction is followed by general information about the stylistic evolution of the bed, the chair, the table, the chest, and comfort furniture. Includes an abundance of color photos, drawings, and diagrams. A glossary and an address list of manufacturers complete this oversize (10x13.5<">) reference. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.