Furniture History

Treena M. Crochet   Here's a very interesting and well written and illustrated text that puts furniture styles into the cultural mileau of their historical period... [read more]

Joseph Aronson   Very handy quick reference guide to furniture. Includes a short history of each period in furniture design. Covers designers, makers, and materials.... [read more]

John Berry   This volume explores Henry Miller Inc. since 1936 and its dedication to "modern" furniture. From that time, they have collaborated with many... [read more]

Leonard Bruce Lewin   Fully updated 2nd edition is a great tool if you're shopping for residential furniture. Learn how to recognize the quality of a... [read more]

Thomas Arthur Strange   Here is an affordable archive of 4000 illustrations from furniture catalogs of the 17th, 18th and early 19th centuries. Part of the... [read more]

Sangl Sigrid   The first book we've seen on furniture from Germany and Central Europe, featuring photographs of many never-before-published interiors and collections. A wonderful... [read more]

Fiona Baker,Keith Baker   Here's an international guide to the works of furniture designers and manufacturers of the past 100 years. Here you can explore the... [read more]

Daniel Diehl,Daniel Deihl   Furniture history begins in medieval times, and this volume presents plans and construction notes for 16 early pieces. You'll be able to... [read more]

A. Morris   Here's a definitive study of over 1,500 wooden objects and woodworking tools fashioned of both wood and iron, recovered from Coppergate and... [read more]

Geoffrey Killen   Tools and processes of Egyptian woodworking from earlist times through the Late Period. Study of joinery and embellishment comes from analysis of... [read more]

Enrico Colle   A complete overview of the roots and development of Empire style, with focus on detailed descriptions of the furniture. Scholarly volume that... [read more]

Clive Edwards   This is the first comprehensive account of furniture manufacturing from the renaissance to the present day. Offers invaluable insight into the social... [read more]

Leslie Pina,Leslie Piña   A dynamic exploration of the evolution of furniture from the earlist periods through modern times. A lot of information packed into one... [read more]

Marvin D. Schwarz,Edward J. Stanek,Douglas K. True,Marvin D. Schwartz   John Henry Belter's furniture featured curved, heavily carved panels that he made using a lamination process. Here's excellent research into how to... [read more]

James MacKay   Here are excellent photos from major historical furniture styles. If you have ever wondered what defines an antique, then the general introduction... [read more]

Edward S. Cooke   This historical study compares the work and society of yeoman furniture makers who combined craftwork with farming, with journeyman joiners in a... [read more]

Beate Wedekind   In mountain homes the scenery, weather and the light play important roles. Here are large photos showing a wide array of dwellings... [read more]

Nancy A. Smith   An excellent text that will help you determine the age of an old piece of furniture. And is it authentic or a... [read more]

Antoine Cheneviere   A beautiful volume, lavishly illustrated, that focuses on pieces that are either well documented or representative of the particular style and discusses... [read more]

John Morley   Here is the entire story of furniture, told in a provocative and engaging style. Morley, former curator of furniture at the V&A... [read more]

Phyllis Bennett Oates   This entirely original outline of furniture history traces the development of styles from ancient Egypt through the Modern movement. Illustrated with hundreds... [read more]

Linda Chase,Karl Kemp,Lois Lammerhuber   From the mid 19th century to the present day the influence of Biedermeier's work has been unsurpassed. The furniture and other decorative... [read more]

Thonet Co.   Reprinted from the last surviving catalog of the famous Thonet Co., illustrations include the well-known cafe chairs as well as tables, sofas,... [read more]

Thomas Moser,Brad Lemley,Thos Moser   Thomas Moser and Brad Lemley lead this beautiful and informative tour through the workshop, telling the history of the company from its... [read more]

Fiona Baker,Keith Baker   Here's an international guide to the works of furniture designers and manufacturers of the past 100 years. Here you can explore the... [read more]

The long-awaited treatise on a master's techniques for turning bowls, vessels and spindles. A well-organized... [read more]

Here are three of Taunton's excellent reference volumes that provide overviews as well as details... [read more]

How to select, season, and build with any kind of wood This well organized and comprehensive... [read more]