Illustrated History of Furniture: From the Earliest to the Present Time

Project Gutenberg's Illustrated History of Furniture, by Frederick LitchfieldThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and withalmost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away orre-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License includedwith this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.netTitle: Illustrated History of Furniture From the Earliest to the Present TimeAuthor: Frederick LitchfieldRelease Date: May 4, 2004 [EBook #12254]Language: EnglishCharacter set encoding: ISO-8859-1*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF FURNITURE ***-[Illustration: Interior of a French Chateau Shewing Furniture of the Time.Period: Late XIV. or Early XV. Century.]Illustrated History Of Furniture:_From the Earliest to the Present Time._byFrederick Litchfield.With numerous Illustrations1893.Preface.In the following pages the Author has placed before the reader an accountof the changes in the design of Decorative Furniture and Woodwork, fromthe earliest period of which we have any reliable or certain record untilthe present time.A careful selection of illustrations has been made from examples ofestablished authenticity, the majority of which are to be seen, either inthe Museums to which reference is made, or by permission of the owners;and the representations of the different "interiors" will convey an ideaof the character and disposition of the furniture of the periods to whichthey refer. These ...