Designer's Guide to Furniture Styles profiles the history of the development of various furniture styles, exploring the evolution of style in the context of the architectural setting, interior design, and decorative arts of each period.

Features of Designer's Guide to Furniture Styles, 2nd edition:

• NEW - Expanded chapter on Victorian style
• NEW - Expanded chapter on Modernism and the 20th century
• NEW - Chapter on non-Western influences
• NEW - The glossary has been expanded
• NEW - Room analyses have been added
• NEW - More color photos added to each chapter
• Timeline of political and social events linked to style
• Historical information is presented factually
• Extensive use of photos and line drawings

Contents

Historical Developments

1. The Ancient World
2. Classical Greece and Rome
3. The Middle Ages

The Modern World

4. The Renaissance Period, 15th and 16th Centuries
5. The Baroque Period, 17th Century
6. The Rococo Period, 18th Century
7. The Neoclassic Period, Late 18th and Early 19th Century
8. The Victorian Period, 19th Century.
9. The Modern Movement, 20th Century
10. Non-Western and Regional Styles

Furniture Technology

11. Furniture Design and Construction

Glossary
Index

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