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A Cultural History of Furniture

Christina M. Anderson

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English
Bloomsbury Academic
15 July 2021
Furniture is an artifact so what can it tell us about culture? What social, religious, political and economic factors have shaped its form and functions? How does furniture demonstrate the transformations in private and public life across time and cultures?
In a work that spans 4,500 years, 70 experts chart across six volumes the changing cultural framework within which furniture was designed, produced, and used in Western Europe. Individual volume editors ensure the cohesion of the whole and, to make it as easy as possible to use, chapter titles are identical across each of the volumes. This gives the choice of reading about a specific period in one of the volumes, or following a theme across history by reading the relevant chapter in each of the six.

The six volumes cover: 1 - Antiquity (2500 BCE - 500 CE); 2 - Middle Ages and Renaissance (500 - 1500); 3 - Age of Exploration (1500 - 1700); 4 - Age of Enlightenment (1700 - 1800); 5 - Age of Empire and Industry (1800 - 1900); 6 - Modern Age (1900 - present).

Themes (and chapter titles) are: Design and Motifs; Makers, Making, and Materials; Types and Uses; The Domestic Setting; The Public Setting; Exhibition and Display; Furniture and Architecture; Visual Representations; and Verbal Representations.

The total extent of the pack is approximately 1,824 pages. Each volume opens with a Series Preface, an Introduction, and Notes on Contributors and concludes with Notes, Bibliography, and an Index.

The Cultural Histories Series A Cultural History of Furniture is part of the Cultural Histories Series. Titles are available both as printed hardcover sets for libraries needing just one subject or preferring a one-off purchase and tangible reference for their shelves, or as part of a fully searchable digital library available to institutions by annual subscription or on perpetual access (see www.bloomsburyculturalhistory.com).

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Imprint:   Bloomsbury Academic
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Weight:   4.706kg
ISBN:   9781472577894
ISBN 10:   1472577892
Series:   The Cultural Histories Series
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Audience:   College/higher education ,  Primary
Format:   Mixed media product
Publisher's Status:   Active
Volume 1: A Cultural History of Furniture in Antiquity Edited by Dimitra Andrianou, National Hellenic Research Foundation, Athens, Greece List of Illustrations Notes on Contributors Series Preface Introduction, Dimitra Andrianou 1. Design and Motifs, Elizabeth Simpson and Geoffrey Killen 2. Makers, Making, and Materials, Vassilis Petrakis and Maria Leontsini 3. Types and Uses, Geoffrey Killen, Elizabeth Simpson, and Stephan T. A. M. Mols 4. The Domestic Setting, Vassilis Petrakis, Barbara Tsakirgis, Dimitra Andrianou, and Platon Petridis 5. The Public Setting, Vassilis Petrakis and Platon Petridis 6. Exhibition and Display, Vassilis Petrakis, Jean MacIntosh Turfa, and Dimitra Andrianou 7. Furniture and Architecture, Stephan T.A.M. Mols 8. Visual Representations, Vassilis Petrakis, Athina Chatzidimitriou, and Stefan Feuser 9. Verbal Representations, Vassilis Petrakis, Dimitra Andrianou, and Ilias Anagnostakis Volume 2: A Cultural History of Furniture in the Middle Ages and Renaissance Edited by Erin J. Campbell, University of Victoria, Canada and Stephanie R. Miller, Coastal Carolina University, USA List of Illustrations Notes on Contributors Series Preface Editors' Acknowledgements Introduction: Furniture and Culture, Erin J. Campbell and Stephanie R. Miller 1. Design and Motifs, Evanthia Baboula 2. Makers, Making and Materials: Materials, Tools, Techniques, and Organization of the Trade, Claudio Paolini 3. Types and Uses: Medieval furniture in social context, Christopher Pickvance 4. The Domestic Setting, Stephanie R. Miller 5. The Public Setting, Matthew M. Reeve 6. Exhibition and Display, Leah R. Clark and Caroline Campbell 7. Furniture and Architecture, Ethan Matt Kavaler 8. Visual Representations: Setting the Stage - The Structural Roles of Furniture in Medieval Art and Illustration, Diane J. Reilly and Elizabeth Moore Hunt 9. Verbal Representations: Making 'an Honest Bede' - Encountering God in Bed in Late Medieval England, Hollie L. S. Morgan Volume 3: A Cultural History of Furniture in the Age of Exploration Edited by Christina M. Anderson, University College London, UK and Elizabeth A. Carroll, San Jose State University, USA List of Illustrations Notes on Contributors Series Preface Introduction, Christina M. Anderson and Elizabeth A. Carroll 1. Design and Motifs, Martha H. Willoughby 2. Makers, Making, and Materials, Yannick Chastang and Adam Bowett 3. Types and Uses: Medieval Furniture in Social Context, James Yorke 4. The Domestic Setting, Claudia Goldstein 5. The Public Setting, Maria Paz Aguilo-Alonso and Paul Rem 6. Exhibition and Display, Michael Wenzel 7. Furniture and Architecture, Megan Aldrich 8. Visual Representations, Jeffrey Collins 9. Verbal Representations, Deborah L. Krohn Volume 4: A Cultural History of Furniture in the Age of Enlightenment Edited by Sylvain Cordier, Virginia Museum of Fine Art, Richmond, USA, Christina M. Anderson, University College London, UK and Laura Houliston List of Illustrations Notes on Contributors Series Preface Introduction, M. B. Aldrich with Sylvain Cordier 1. Design and Motifs, Barbara Lasic 2. Makers, Making, and Materials, Yannick Chastang 3. Types and Uses, Mary-Eve Marchand 4. The Domestic Setting, Antonia Brodie 5. The Public Setting, Jeffrey Collins 6. Exhibition and Display, Frederic Dassas 7. Furniture and Architecture, Peter N. Lindfield 8. Visual Representations, Michael Decrossas and Sylvain Cordier 9. Verbal Representations, Tessa Murdoch Volume 5: A Cultural History of Furniture in the Age of Empire and Industry Edited by Catherine L. Futter, Brooklyn Museum, USA and Christina M. Anderson, University College London, UK List of Illustrations Notes on Contributors Series Preface Introduction, Catherine L. Futter and Christina M. Anderson 1. Design and Motifs, Megan Aldrich 2. Makers, Making, and Materials, Christina M. Anderson 3. Types and Uses, Camille Mestdagh 4. The Domestic Setting: Self, Stories, and Furniture in the Nineteenth-Century, Amy G. Richter 5. The Public Setting, Sylvain Cordier 6. Exhibition and Display, Catherine L. Futter 7. Furniture and Architecture, David Oakey 8. Visual Representations, Caroline McCaffrey-Howarth 9. Verbal Representations: Writing Tables and Reading Chairs - Verbal-Textual-Intertextual Representations of Furniture, Emma Ferry Volume 6: A Cultural History of Furniture in the Modern Age Edited by Claire I. R. O'Mahony, University of Oxford, UK List of Illustrations Notes on Contributors Series Preface Introduction, Claire I. R. O'Mahony 1. Design and Motifs, Trevor Keeble 2. Makers, Making and Materials, Antony Buxton 3. Types and Uses, Marjan Groot 4. The Domestic Setting, Penny Sparke 5. The Public Setting, Helena Chance 6. Exhibition and Display, Claire I. R. O'Mahony 7. Furniture and Architecture, Gregory Votolato 8. Visual Representations, Clive Edwards 9. Verbal Representations, Anja Baumhoff

Christina M. Anderson is Senior Research Associate, School of European Languages, Culture and Society, University College London, UK

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