A Short Dictionary of Furniture

Containing Over 2,600 Entries That Include Terms and Names Used in Britain and the USA
1. Auflage 2022
ISBN: 978-1-032-36762-0
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 814 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 1371 g

Reihe: John Gloag on Industrial Design

Originally published in 1952 but enlarged and revised in 1969, this dictionary became a standard authoritative work of reference. It contains 2,612 entries and over 1,000 illustrations, reproduced from contemporary sources and from drawings by Ronald Escott, Marcelle Barton and Maureen Stafford. The work is divided into 6 sections: the first and second concern the description and design of furniture, the third contains the entries, the fourth gives a list of furniture makers in Britain and North America, section five records books and periodicals on furniture and design and the concluding section sets out in tabular form the periods with the materials used, and types of craftsmen employed from 1100 to 1950.

Zielgruppe

General, Postgraduate, and Undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gloag, John

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Sport | Tourismus | Freizeit Heimwerken
• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Innenarchitektur, Architekturdesign

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. The Description of Furniture 2. The Design of Furniture 3. Dictionary of Names and Terms 4. Furniture Makers in Britain and America 5. Books and Periodicals on Furniture and Design 6. Periods, Types, Materials, and Craftsmen from 1100 to 1950.

Über Autor(innen)

An author of almost sixty books, with topics ranging from interiors to furniture history, from industrial design to the use of plastics, Gloag was a member of an elite design culture that was highly visible throughout the 1930s and 40s.