Illustrated Guide to Furniture History

Taylor & Francis

An Illustrated Guide to Furniture HistoryAuthor(s): Joclyn M. Oats\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367406554, 978-0367406554\nSynopsis\nAn Illustrated Guide to Furniture History provides upper-level students and instructors with an alternative visual analytical approach to learning about furniture history from Antiquity to Postmodernism. Following an immersive teaching model, it presents a Nine-Step Methodology to help students strengthen their visual literacy and quickly acquire subject area knowledge.\n\nMoving chronologically through key periods in furniture history and interior design, such as the Renaissance, the Arts and Crafts Movement, and Modernism, it traverses Europe to America to present a comprehensive foundational guide to the history of furniture design.\n\nPart I addresses furniture within the context of the built environment, with chapters exploring the historical perspective, construction princ.