Complete Book of Shaker Furniture - Couverture rigide

Rieman, Timothy

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0810938413 ISBN 13 : 9780810938410

Editeur : Harry N. Abrams, 1993

Synopsis

A comprehensive survey of Shaker furniture, which treats the entire 130-year history of this unusual style - not just the 30-year "classic" period (1820-1850) most familiar to connoisseurs and collectors. The 462 illustrations in this book include documentary photographs, contemporary prints and drawings, as well as technical drawings that explain construction techniques. The book is organized not by furniture type but by community of origin, placing the furniture in its context and making comparisons between examples from other communities - as well as earlier and later works - both possible and meaningful. The text incorporates recent research which casts new light on the Shakers and provides an in-depth look at how they made furniture, the machines they used, and the wider influences on their work.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

This comprehensive reference documents the full scope of furniture from Shaker communities in New England, Ohio, and Kentucky. Furniture produced throughout the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, ranging from free-standing tables, chairs, desks, boxes, and case clocks to built-in cupboards and cases of drawers, is shown in over 1,000 images, 698 in color. An extensive text provides a detailed account of Shaker history, culture, and religion. Further, it examines Shaker design and tools, reporting new research on the Shaker color palette. Using primary source materials, this book examines designs from specific Shaker communities and individual cabinetmakers. Endnotes, bibliography, glossaries, and technical terms make this beautiful reference required reading for everyone with an interest in Shaker design and culture.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Harry N. Abrams
• Date d'édition: 1993
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0810938413
• ISBN 13: 9780810938410
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 400
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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