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Oak Furniture: The British Tradition (Hardcover)
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Oak Furniture: The British Tradition (Hardcover)
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*The standard work of reference on the subject, consulted by
dealers, collectors, auctioneers, valuers and students of
furniture*Provides an amazing range of superb illustrations with a
clear classification of the furniture, all within the context of
the period*Contains a pictorial index with items arranged in
chronological order for quick and easy identificationVictor
Chinnery's scholarly work covers the history and development of
furniture in oak and kindred timbers in the British Isles and New
England, from the Middle Ages through to 1800. The subject is
broken down into a logical sequence of aspects and each section is
generously illustrated. The furniture shown ranges from the finest
examples of the period, to the sort of sturdy and workmanlike
pieces which modern collectors will find affordable. The study of
oak furniture is a remarkably rich and varied subject, which
reflects at several levels the social and domestic life of many
generations of our ancestors. Victor Chinnery has explored and
clarified many important topics, whilst fully realizing that
scholarship in this field is still very much in its infancy. One of
the most profound influences on the appearance of furniture in the
sixteenth and seventeenth centuries was the system of rigid
demarcations operated by the different furniture making trades, and
in which the work of the joiners was the most important. The author
explains the techniques and materials of the different trades, as
well as other considerations of vital interest to the modern
collector and curator. The furniture of Connecticut and
Massachusetts in the seventeenth century is presented as an
extension of the range of styles to be found in other English
provinces at the same date.
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