Author

Publication

1996 - Manchester University Press, Manchester, England

Language

English

Word Count

56,750 words, Guess

Page Count

227 pages

Identifiers

  • Open LibraryOL810330M
  • ISBN-10071904524X
  • OCLC Control Number33862935
  • Library of Congress Control Number95047177
  • Goodreads3512377
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  • LibraryThing1815616

Classifications

  • DDC338.4/76841/009033
  • LCCTS880 .E36 1996
  • LCCTS880.E36 1996

Description

"The eighteenth century has been seen as a Golden Age of design and craftsmanship. This book goes well beyond these ideas and investigates the various developments in the infrastructure of the eighteenth-century furniture world." "By tracing the changing factors involved: design, materials choice, manufacturing, business organisation, retailing and consumption, an original analysis of the whole process of furniture supply is made." "Previous works on eighteenth-century furniture have often been involved with the description of objects and discussions of the place of furniture within interiors. Although much work has been done on detailed aspects of eighteenth-century furniture, this book aims to bring a multi-disciplinary approach to furniture history and build on the existing studies of objects and makers by taking an overview of the elements of this important aspect of material culture."--BOOK JACKET.

Subjects

Topics

HistoryFurniture industry and tradeFurniture industry and trade -- History -- 18th century

Times

Series Statement

  • Studies in design and material culture

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