Short Dictionary of Furniture

<p>Originally published in 1952 but enlarged and revised in 1969 this dictionary became a standard authoritative work of reference. It contains 2612 entries and over 1000 illustrations reproduced from contemporary sources and from drawings by Ronald Escott Marcelle Barton and Maureen Stafford. The work is divided into 6 sections: the first and second concern the description and design of furniture the third contains the entries the fourth gives a list of furniture makers in Britain and North America section five records books and periodicals on furniture and design and the concluding section sets out in tabular form the periods with the materials used and types of craftsmen employed from 1100 to 1950. </p>