Project Gutenberg 2011-01-08 Public domain in the USA. 80 Hayden, Arthur 1868 1946 Chats on Old Furniture: A Practical Guide for Collectors The Renaissance on the continent -- The English Renaissance -- Stuart or Jacobean (seventeenth century) -- Stuart or Jacobean (late seventeenth century) -- Queen Anne style -- French furniture. The period of Louis XIV -- French furniture. The period of Louis XV -- French furniture. The period of Louis XVI -- French furniture. The First Empire style -- Chippendale and his style -- Sheraton, Adam, and the Heppelwhite styles -- Hints to collectors. Produced by Delphine Lettau, Susan Skinner and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Chats on Old Furniture: A Practical Guide for Collectors" by Arthur Hayden is a practical guide written in the early 20th century. This informative volume explores the history and appreciation of antique furniture, focusing primarily on English styles while also touching upon French, Italian, Spanish, and Dutch influences. It serves as a resource for collectors, providing insights into the evolution of domestic furniture design and the significance of various styles. The opening of the guide sets a historical context, emphasizing the importance of understanding the characteristics and heritage of old furniture, particularly as many fine pieces cross international borders into private collections. Hayden notes the changing landscape of furniture collecting and the need for a renewed appreciation of this heritage before it is diminished by time and commerce. He outlines the book's structure, which will cover various furniture styles, and introduces the Renaissance period in Europe, discussing its impact on the development of furniture design in England and how it shaped domestic tastes and aesthetics. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Collectors and collecting Furniture -- History NK Text Browsing: Art & Photography Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society 388447 388457 2024-09-14T14:11:44.868524 2023-09-15T08:52:31.655603 text/html text/html 361055 2011-01-08T10:58:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 4159388 2011-01-08T10:58:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 4329100 2024-09-14T14:11:56.348421 application/epub+zip 4333552 2024-09-14T14:11:47.816516 application/epub+zip 188228 2024-09-14T14:11:46.195510 application/epub+zip 4557812 2024-09-14T14:12:02.127471 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4496626 2024-09-14T14:11:54.712467 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 319995 2022-09-16T05:43:51.522253 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 260239 260137 2024-09-14T14:11:42.934522 2023-09-15T08:52:29.956122 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 259937 2011-01-08T10:58:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 91587 2011-01-08T10:58:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 259935 2011-01-08T10:58:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 91449 2011-01-08T10:58:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20421 2024-09-14T14:12:02.292426 application/rdf+xml 20505 2024-09-14T14:11:46.623476 image/jpeg 4349 2024-09-14T14:11:46.404498 image/jpeg 4247010 2024-09-14T14:11:45.166539 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog