Irish Country Furniture And Furnishings 1700 2000

Author : Claudia Kinmonth
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2020-10-21
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1782054057

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Irish Country Furniture and Furnishings 1700-2000 by Claudia Kinmonth Pdf

This major illustrated study investigates farmhouse and cabin furniture from all over the island of Ireland. It discusses the origins and evolution of useful objects, what materials were used and why, and how furniture made for small spaces, often with renewable elements, was innate and expected. Encompassing three centuries, it illuminates a way of life that has almost vanished. It contributes as much to our knowledge of Ireland's cultural history as to its history of furniture. Lavishly illustrated with a mass of the author's own photographs, mostly in colour and many previously unpublished, it draws on several decades of fieldwork, underpinned by academic research. It looks at influences such as traditional architecture, shortage of timber, why and how furniture was painted, and the characteristics of designs made by a range of furniture makers. The incorporation of natural materials such as bog oak, turf, driftwood, straw, recycled tyres or packing cases is viewed in terms of use, and durability. Chapters individually examine stools, chairs and then settles in all their ingenious and multi-purpose forms. How dressers were authentically arranged, with displays varying minutely according to time and place, reveal how some had indoor coops to encourage hens to lay through winter. Some people ate communally or slept in outshot beds, in the coldest north-west, this is illustrated through art as well as surviving objects. Hanging cradles and falling tables are discussed. A chapter is devoted to the hearth and the shrine, another focuses on small furnishings, such as horn spoons, wooden drinking vessels, basketry, tin-ware, aluminium, coarse earthenware and spongeware pottery.

Author : Claudia Kinmonth
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Design
ISBN : 0300055749

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Irish Country Furniture, 1700-1950 by Claudia Kinmonth Pdf

This study focuses on the various customs and behaviour surrounding the objects which belonged to the majority of the Irish population. Where some were too impoverished to own furniture, it looks at how they managed without it, as well as the interaction of means of survival. The emphasis is placed upon materials, techniques, and makers; within this framework there emerges a functionalism and purity which has no heroes.

Author : David Knell
Publisher : Random House Inglaterra
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : WISC:89049476302

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English Country Furniture by David Knell Pdf

A preoccupation with the finest period furnishings of the upper classes of English society has, until very recently, dominated the literature on antique furniture, resulting in a neglect of the humbler, but equally important furniture used in ordinary homes over the centuries. While furniture historians in North America and in many European countries have long accepted the vital importance of their own vernacular - or "country" - furniture, recognising it as an essential element of social history, the English equivalent has often been treated almost with contempt by British writers and relegated to the back pages of native furniture studies. This attitude is now recognised as unacceptable, however, and the vernacular furniture of England has accordingly become the focus of intensive research. Making use of much of this recent research, English Country Furniture throws fresh light on the uses, dates and stylistic differences of the everyday furniture found in cottages, farmhouses and town houses of ordinary people over a span of some four centuries. Special emphasis is placed on the 18th and 19th centuries in recognition of the much higher survival rates of true "folk" furniture from more recent times. Each of the examples illustrated, most of them previously unpublished in book form, is accompanied by a detailed caption giving timber, an accurate date-range and an extensive description, including such information as regional characteristics, finish, stylistic influence and construction. This is the only major work devoted to the evolution of both national and regional vernacular furniture in England from the Middle Ages up to the 20th century. It is also the first to stress the full importance of Oriental influence on 18th-century furniture design; the first to make use of fresh and exciting material salvaged from the Mary Rose; and the first to pinpoint precisely the inventions of several items of machinery used in furniture-making.

Author : Hans Keijser,Lars Sjöberg
Publisher : Hartley & Marks Publishers
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 0881790230

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Making Swedish Country Furniture and Household Things by Hans Keijser,Lars Sjöberg Pdf

Author : Wolfram Koeppe
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Design
ISBN : 9781588394743

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Extravagant Inventions by Wolfram Koeppe Pdf

Catalogue published in conjunction with the exhibition "Extravagant Inventions: the Princely Furniture of the Roentgens" on view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, from October 30, 2102, through January 27, 2013.

Author : Josephine Ryan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Interior decoration
ISBN : 1849751587

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Essentially Irish by Josephine Ryan Pdf

In Essentially Irish, antiques dealer and stylist Josephine Ryan offers a privileged glimpse into a fascinating array of Irish homes. The interiors featured include elegant Georgian country houses, chic city apartments, pretty cottages and striking contemporary homes. Their decorative styles may differ, but each home demonstrates what has made Irish interiors admired the world over - a rich colour palette, a close affinity with the landscape, an appreciation of the patina of the antique and a passion for the work created by a rich tradition of artists and craftsmen. The homes in this book are every bit as varied as their creative owners, and the carefully chosen locations illustrate the many facets of classic Irish style. This book is perfect for anyone who seeks ideas for their own Irish-inspired interior, or for those who simply want to dream... * From the author of the best-selling French Home (more than 37,000 copies sold). * An easy-to-achieve, beautiful look for anyone who loves Ireland and Irish style. * Stunning photography by leading Irish interiors photographer James Fennell.

Author : John F. Pile
Publisher : Laurence King Publishing
Page : 476 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Design
ISBN : 9781856694186

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A History of Interior Design by John F. Pile Pdf

Delivers the inside story on 6,000 years of personal and public space. John Pile acknowledges that interior design is a field with unclear boundaries, in which construction, architecture, the arts and crafts, technology and product design all overlap.

Author : Joseph Aronson
Publisher : Potter Style
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1961-12-13
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9780517037355

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The Encyclopedia of Furniture by Joseph Aronson Pdf

A completely revised edition, covering every period and development to the present, the designers and makers, the woods and other materials, the architecture and decoration. 2,000 photographs. Glossary. Bibliography. Index.

Author : Jo Lauria,Steve Fenton
Publisher : Potter Style
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Decorative arts
ISBN : 9780307346476

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Craft in America by Jo Lauria,Steve Fenton Pdf

Illustrated with 200 stunning photographs and encompassing objects from furniture and ceramics to jewelry and metal, this definitive work from Jo Lauria and Steve Fenton showcases some of the greatest pieces of American crafts of the last two centuries. Potter Craft

Author : Kenneth Pomeranz
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2021-04-13
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780691217185

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The Great Divergence by Kenneth Pomeranz Pdf

A landmark comparative history of Europe and China that examines why the Industrial Revolution emerged in the West The Great Divergence sheds light on one of the great questions of history: Why did sustained industrial growth begin in Northwest Europe? Historian Kenneth Pomeranz shows that as recently as 1750, life expectancy, consumption, and product and factor markets were comparable in Europe and East Asia. Moreover, key regions in China and Japan were no worse off ecologically than those in Western Europe, with each region facing corresponding shortages of land-intensive products. Pomeranz’s comparative lens reveals the two critical factors resulting in Europe's nineteenth-century divergence—the fortunate location of coal and access to trade with the New World. As East Asia’s economy stagnated, Europe narrowly escaped the same fate largely due to favorable resource stocks from underground and overseas. This Princeton Classics edition includes a preface from the author and makes a powerful historical work available to new readers.

Author : Ivan Gaskell,Sarah Anne Carter
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 679 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2020-05-05
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780199341764

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The Oxford Handbook of History and Material Culture by Ivan Gaskell,Sarah Anne Carter Pdf

"The past has left a huge variety of traces in material form. If historians could figure out how to make use of them to create accounts of the past, a far greater range of histories would be available than if historians were to rely on written sources alone. People who do not appear in writings could come into focus; as could the concerns of people that have escaped writing but whose material things belie their desires and actions. This book explores various ways in which aspects of the past of peoples in many times and places otherwise inaccessible can come alive to the material culture historian. It is divided into five thematic sections that address history, material culture, and-respectively-cognition, technology, symbolism, social distinction, and memory. It does so by means of six individually authored case studies in each section that range from pins to pearls, Paleolithic to Punk"--

Author : Desmond FitzGerald Glin (Knight of),Desmond John Villiers Fitz-Gerald,Knight of Glin,James Peill
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2007-01-01
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9780300117158

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Irish Furniture by Desmond FitzGerald Glin (Knight of),Desmond John Villiers Fitz-Gerald,Knight of Glin,James Peill Pdf

This lavishly illustrated and comprehensive volume is the first devoted entirely to the subject of Irish furniture and woodwork. It provides a detailed survey—encompassing everything from medieval choir stalls to magnificent drawing-room suites for the great houses—from earliest times to the end of the eighteenth century. The first part of the book presents a chronological history, illustrated with superb examples of Irish furniture and interior carving. In a lively text, the Knight of Glin and James Peill consider a broad range of topics, including a discussion of the influence of Irish craftsmen in the colonies of America. The second part of the book is a fascinating pictorial catalogue of different types of surviving furniture, including chairs, stools, baroque sideboards, elegant tea and games tables, bookcases, and mirrors. The book also features an index of Irish furniture-makers and craftsmen of the eighteenth century, compiled from Dublin newspaper advertisements and other contemporary sources.

Author : Arie Wallert,Erma Hermens,Marja Peek
Publisher : Getty Publications
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1995-08-24
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780892363223

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Historical Painting Techniques, Materials, and Studio Practice by Arie Wallert,Erma Hermens,Marja Peek Pdf

Bridging the fields of conservation, art history, and museum curating, this volume contains the principal papers from an international symposium titled "Historical Painting Techniques, Materials, and Studio Practice" at the University of Leiden in Amsterdam, Netherlands, from June 26 to 29, 1995. The symposium—designed for art historians, conservators, conservation scientists, and museum curators worldwide—was organized by the Department of Art History at the University of Leiden and the Art History Department of the Central Research Laboratory for Objects of Art and Science in Amsterdam. Twenty-five contributors representing museums and conservation institutions throughout the world provide recent research on historical painting techniques, including wall painting and polychrome sculpture. Topics cover the latest art historical research and scientific analyses of original techniques and materials, as well as historical sources, such as medieval treatises and descriptions of painting techniques in historical literature. Chapters include the painting methods of Rembrandt and Vermeer, Dutch 17th-century landscape painting, wall paintings in English churches, Chinese paintings on paper and canvas, and Tibetan thangkas. Color plates and black-and-white photographs illustrate works from the Middle Ages to the 20th century.

Author : Elaine Freedgood
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2010-10-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780226261638

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The Ideas in Things by Elaine Freedgood Pdf

Presents an analysis of nineteenth-century English fiction, focusing on objects found in three Victorian novels, arguing that these items have meanings the modern reader does not understand, but were clear to the Victorian reader.

Author : Adrian Frutiger
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : UVA:X004260170

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Signs and Symbols by Adrian Frutiger Pdf

Discusses the elements of a sign, and looks at pictograms, alphabets, calligraphy, monograms, text type, numerical signs, symbols, and trademarks.