Volume 6. A cultural history of furniture in the Modern Age / edited by Claire I. R. O'Mahony. Volume 2. A cultural history of furniture in the Middle Ages and Renaissance / edited by Erin J. Campbell and Stephanie R. Miller -- Volume 3. A cultural history of furniture in the Age of Exploration / edited by Christina M. Anderson and Elizabeth A. Carroll -- Volume 4. A cultural history of furniture in the Age of Enlightenment / edited by Sylvain Cordier, Christina M. Anderson and Laura Houliston -- Volume 5. A cultural history of furniture in the Age of Empire and Industry / edited by Catherine L. Futter and Christina M. Anderson -- Volume 6. A cultural history of furniture in the Modern Age / edited by Claire I. R. O'Mahony.
Summary:
"A Cultural History of Furniture presents an authoritative survey from ancient times to the present. The set of six volumes spans 4,500 years of furniture in its physical, social and cultural context. Each volume discusses the same themes in its nine chapters: Designs and Motifs; Makers, Making and Materials; Types and Uses; the Domestic Setting; the Public Setting; Exhibition and Display; Furniture and Architecture; Visual Representations; and Verbal Representations"-- Provided by publisher.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.