Inbunden, Engelska, 2006

Furnishing the Eighteenth Century

What Furniture Can Tell Us About the European and American Past

Av Dena Goodman, Kathryn Norberg

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Beskrivning

Furnishing the Eighteenth Century provides an illuminating, interdisciplinary look into European and American furniture during the century that connoisseurs and collectors consider its golden age. Lavishly illustrated, this eclectic and lively collection of essays by historians, art historians, and literary scholars examines the many ways furniture of this period reflects the complex social and cultural issues that shaped this century in both Europe and America. In addition to furniture and portraiture, this diverse compilation considers literature, account books, and handbooks, allowing for a revealing look at how these furnishings created, contested, and subverted their cultures on both sides of the Atlantic. Ultimately, these essays make the past come alive, showing us what made this furniture meaningful in its own time, and why it is still meaningful today.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum: 2006-12-13
Mått: 178 x 254 x 22 mm
Vikt: 640 g
Format: Inbunden
Språk: Engelska
Antal sidor: 260
Förlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN: 9780415949538

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Historia

Mer om författaren

Dena Goodman is Professor of History at the University of Michigan. Kathryn Norberg is Associate Professor of History at the University of California, Los Angeles and editor of Signs.

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"The twelve essays that constitute this collection provide ample new, thoughtful, and frequently surprising revelations about what eighteenth-century furniture said to a broad range of makers, users, and audiences...."--Enfilade, newsletter for Historians of Eighteenth-Century Art and Architecture"There have been few attempts to make the history of furniture above all a form of cultural and social history....all of these essays add to our stock of knowledge about furniture's importance."--H-France review"The book would make a really interesting addition to any design-related library, especially for a reader who appreciates in-depth essyas."--Style Court blog

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