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A Short Dictionary of Furniture: Containing Over 2,600 Entries That Include Terms and Names Used in Britain and the USA: John Gloag on Industrial Design

Autor John Gloag
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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.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781032367736
ISBN-10: 1032367733
Pagini: 814
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 mm
Greutate: 1.12 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Seria John Gloag on Industrial Design

Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom

Public țintă

General, Postgraduate, and Undergraduate

Cuprins

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.

Recenzii

Reviews of the original edition of a Short Dictionary of Furniture:
‘…the admirable format is typical of the tidy mind and broad scope of its author’s research.’ The Times
‘May well become a standard reference book of furniture terms…’ The Architect
‘Contains a wide range of knowledge and information which illuminates the social history of the English-speaking peoples over eight and a half centuries.’ Manchester Evening News

Notă biografică

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.

Descriere

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.