Beautiful wood is precious and has to be used sparingly. Hence the art of veneering, in which rare woods are sliced or sawn into thin leaves and then glued onto a substructure of more common material.
"To comprehend the life of a civilized people one must know something of its household furniture." — Chinese Household Furniture. This reprint of a rare volume from 1944 is the definitive work on Chin
Popular 1911 manual offers complete designs and instructions for making 18 authentic Mission lighting fixtures: chandeliers, reading lamps, droplights, desk lamps, dome fixtures, more. Complete, easy-
A comprehensive, amply illustrated guide illustrates the simple, functional furniture style developed during the Shaker movement--a successful experiment in communitarian living--and traces its evolut
In this illuminating history, text and illustrations combine to offer a view of furniture not as a succession of collectors' pieces, but as a statement about the society that created it. Edward Lucie
From the elegance of Hepplewhite to the grandeur of Louis XVI, this 18th-century sourcebook presents the best designs from the Late Adam Classical Revival. It features complete coverage of Sheraton's
Designs for architectural features and furniture items ranging from a doric column to an ornate mantelpiece are featured in this facsimile of the English cabinetmaker's 1762 catalogue
A completely revised edition, covering every period and development to the present, the designers and makers, the woods and other materials, the architecture and decoration. 2,000 photographs. Glossar
