American Chairs: Queen Anne and Chippendale

American Chairs: Queen Anne and Chippendale
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Publisher : Knopf Books for Young Readers
Total Pages : 238
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ISBN-10 : UVA:X006085347
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Book Synopsis American Chairs: Queen Anne and Chippendale by : John T. Kirk

Download or read book American Chairs: Queen Anne and Chippendale written by John T. Kirk and published by Knopf Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 1972 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chairs of the Queen Anne and Chippendale period (1730-1795), really one continuous development without a break, have been chosen since this form shows the many facets of a gradual development, is easily handled, and is available in quantity. In order not to prejudge where the chairs were made, they were first grouped solely according to similar means of construction and design. Only after groups of like objects were formed was attention paid to their histories, labels, and similar documentation, Happily, when analyzed, enough of this secondary information was found associated with each group to provide the knowledge as to where they originated. -- pg. 4.


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