Furniture : a concise history / Edward Lucie-Smith.
By: Lucie-Smith, Edward
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Material type: 
BookSeries: World of art.Publisher: London : Thames & Hudson, c1979Description: 216 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 21 cm.ISBN: 0500201722 .Subject(s): Furniture -- HistoryDDC classification: 749.2
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Lending | MTU Crawford College of Art and Design Library Lending | 749.2 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00064083 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
"Rich in information ... sharp in perception."-- The Times Educational Supplement
In this illuminating history, text and illustrations combine to offer a view of furniture not as a succession of collectors' pieces, but as a statement about the society that created it. Edward Lucie-Smith offers insights into almost every period, from the prehistoric to the postmodern--from Neolithic tables to 1960s conversation pits, and from the ceremonial chairs of Egypt in the thirteenth century BC to the designs of John Makepeace.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 208-209) and index.