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    The Masterpieces of Thomas Chippendale - A Short Biography and His Famous Catalogue
    The Masterpieces of Thomas Chippendale - A Short Biography and His Famous Catalogue
    The Masterpieces of Thomas Chippendale - A Short Biography and His Famous Catalogue
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    The Masterpieces of Thomas Chippendale - A Short Biography and His Famous Catalogue

    By Arthur Hayden

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    This text contains a detailed, illustrated catalogue of some of Thomas Chippendale's most notable furniture designs, coupled with an informative and fascinating biography of the famous cabinet-maker. A wonderful little text that will surely appeal to those with a keen interest in Chippendale's designs and the history of vintage furniture in general, this text constitutes a worthy addition to collections of such literature and is not to be missed by the discerning furniture enthusiast. This text has been elected for modern republication due to its educational and collectable value, and we are proud to republish it here complete with a new introduction on the history of furniture.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRead Books Ltd.
    Release dateSep 13, 2016
    ISBN9781473357594
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      The Masterpieces of Thomas Chippendale - A Short Biography and His Famous Catalogue - Arthur Hayden

      The Masterpieces

      of Thomas

      Chippendale

      A Short Biography and His

      Famous Catalogue

      By

      Arthur Hayden

      Copyright © 2011 Read Books Ltd.

      This book is copyright and may not be reproduced or copied in any way without the express permission of the publisher in writing

      British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data

      A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library

      A History of Furniture

      Furniture is the mass noun for the movable objects intended to support various human activities, such as seating, storing, working and sleeping. Most often, at least in the present day - furniture is the product of a lengthy design process and considered a form of decorative art. In addition to furniture's functional role, it can also serve a symbolic or religious purpose, for instance in churches, temples or shrines. It can be made from many materials, including metal, plastic, and wood - using a variety of techniques, joins and decoration, reflecting the local culture from which it originated.

      Furniture has been a part of the human experience since the development of non-nomadic cultures, and even before this in its crudest form. Evidence of furniture survives from the Neolithic Period and later in antiquity in the form of paintings, such as the wall Murals discovered at Pompeii; sculpture, and examples have been excavated in Egypt and found in tombs in Ghiordes, in modern-day Turkey. Perhaps one of the most interesting archaeological sites is Skara Brae, a Neolithic village located in Orkney (an archipelago in northern Scotland). The site dates from 3100–2500 BC and due to a shortage of wood in Orkney, the people of Skara Brae were forced to build with stone, a readily available material that could

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