Furniture and Decor

Author: Anthony White
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Publication Date: 2004-01-01
Features: Furniture and Decor is a reference book designed for furniture designers, furniture manufacturers, furniture collectors, and fine art students. This book can serve as an industry guide to identify visible objects or explain known but unidentifiable terms. Furniture and Decor provides a guide to the construction and decoration of ordinary yet uncommon European and American furniture. Readers can either start with the professional glossary or begin with the illustrations. They can look up the corresponding terms and names for the illustrations or use the illustrations to determine the terms and their alphabetical placement in the glossary. The illustrations first provide readers with line drawings of various main shapes of beds, chairs, boxes, chests, wardrobes, desks, writing desks, sofas, shelves, dining tables, and other various objects. They are arranged in alphabetical order, offering clear explanations of their names and functions. Following these illustrations are special drawings that depict the construction of objects such as beds, chairs, desks, cabinets, and dining tables. Additionally, there are more detailed illustrations of the legs, feet, hinges, handles, and brackets of various furniture, as well as pilasters and other structural elements.