John Gloag

A Short Dictionary of Furniture

Containing Over 2,600 Entries That Include Terms and Names Used in Britain and the USA

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jenny Stanford Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 810
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Oktober 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 43mm
• Gewicht: 1306g
• ISBN-13: 9781032367620
• ISBN-10: 1032367628
• Artikelnr.: 69944313

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

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.