Furniture a concise history [WorldCat Entities]

"Treating furniture as a statement about the society that created it, this illustrated survey focuses on the ways in which people's lives, self-images, and preoccupations affect the form and function of furniture."@en
"Treating furniture as a statement about the society that created it, this illustrated survey focuses on the ways in which people's lives, self-images, and preoccupations affect the form and function of furniture."
"Looks at the history of furniture, from ancient times to the present day."
"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. The author 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. Throughout, the author has kept in focus the way in which people's lives, their self-images and preoccupations, as well as the organization and techniques of furniture-making, have affected the forms of these objects, which are so vital a part of our environment. --from back cover."@en

Furniture a concise history