A Short Dictionary of Furniture: Containing Over 2,600 Entries That Include Terms and Names Used in Britain...

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John Gloag

A Short Dictionary of Furniture

Containing Over 2,600 Entries That Include Terms and Names Used in Britain and the USA

John Gloag

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Routledge
24 October 2022

Professional interior design; History of architecture; The environment; Technical design; Environmental science, engineering & technology

Series: John Gloag on Industrial Design

Originally published in 1952 but enlarged and revised in 1969, this dictionary became a standard authoritative work of reference. It contains 2,612 entries and over 1,000 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.

By: John Gloag
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 1.260kg
ISBN: 9781032367620
ISBN 10: 1032367628
Series: John Gloag on Industrial Design
Pages: 810
Publication Date: 24 October 2022
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

An author of almost sixty books, with topics ranging from interiors to furniture history, from industrial design to the use of plastics, Gloag was a member of an elite design culture that was highly visible throughout the 1930s and 40s.

Reviews for A Short Dictionary of Furniture: Containing Over 2,600 Entries That Include Terms and Names Used in Britain and the USA

Reviews of the original edition of a Short Dictionary of Furniture: '...the admirable format is typical of the tidy mind and broad scope of its author's research.' The Times 'May well become a standard reference book of furniture terms...' The Architect 'Contains a wide range of knowledge and information which illuminates the social history of the English-speaking peoples over eight and a half centuries.' Manchester Evening News