116 Rare Old Books on Antique Furniture period styles upholstery cabinetmaking woodwork Chippendale English French - Instant PDF Downloads

THE ANTIQUE FURNITURE COLLECTION

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The Digital Library is proud to present this stunning collection of 116 rare, vintage and hard-to-find books and guides compiled together for the first time in one unique virtual library exploring all aspects of ANTIQUE FURNITURE.

This fascinating collection is an absolute must for anyone with an interest in antique furniture of all periods and ages. From the couches and beds of ancient Egypt to the English regency furniture of the 17th and 18th centuries, this collection has it all. Discover the forms, colours and history of period furniture. Learn about the mouldings and styles of different ages, the Italian furniture of the Renaissance, Jacobean design in oak and walnut, French furniture in the Middle ages and colonial furniture in America.

Some of the books contained within this collection are extremely hard-to-find and will provide a valuable library of reference material. Overall, a stunning archive for any antique furniture collector, or indeed anyone with an interest or need to discover the furniture styles of all periods and ages. The full list of titles included speaks for itself….

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All of the books have been scanned in HQ and preserved forever in modern pdf format, providing literally 1,000’s of pages of great content and fabulous photos / illustrations for the reader -easy to read on any laptop, computer, e-reader, tablet or even smartphone. You can also print any page you wish, or even books in their entirety. Most of the books are written in English with several additional texts in French and German.


List of Books Included:

A Chippendale romance by E. H. Gay (1915)
A glossary of English furniture of the historic periods by J. Penderel-Brodhurst (1925)
A history of furniture by A. Jacquemart (1907)
Album gothique - recueil de meubles et sièges par D. Guilmard (unknown publication date) (French text)
An historical guide to French interiors, furniture, decoration, woodwork & allied arts by T. A. Strange (1903)
An introduction to old English furniture by W. E. Mallet (190-)
An introduction to the Period styles of England and France by H. Cole (unknown publication date)
Antiques and curios in our homes by G. M. Vallois (1923)
Art decoration applied to furniture by H. Spofford (1877)
Chairs by the Jacob brothers by E. Dumonthier (1921)
Chats on cottage and farmhouse furniture by A. Hayden (1912)
Chats on household curios by F. W. Burgess (1914)
Chats on old furniture - a practical guide for collectors by A. Hayden (1906)
Chippendale and his school by J. P. Blake (1913)
Collecting antiques for pleasure and profit; the narrative of twenty-five years search for antique furniture, prints, china, paintings and other works of art by F. Gade (1921)
Collection of designs for household furniture and interior decoration by G. Smith (1808)
Colonial furniture in America Vol. 1 by L. V. Lockwood (1901)
Colonial furniture in America Vol. 2 by L. V. Lockwood (1901)
Colonial homes and their furnishings by M. H. Northend (1912)
Creators of decorative styles; being a survey of the decorative periods in England from 1600 to 1800 by W. A. Dyer (1917)
Das deutsche Zimmer der Gothik und Renaissance - des Barock-, Rococo- und Zopfstils Anregungen zu häuslicher Kunstpflege von G. Hirth (1886) (German Text)
Dates in English furniture, from Gothic times until the commencement of the nineteenth century by N. C. Aveling (1911)
Decorative furniture - a picture book of the beautiful forms of all ages and all periods by G. L. Hunter (1923)
Deutsche Möbel der Vergangenheit von F. Luthmer (1913) (German Text)
Dictionnaire raisonné du mobilier français de l'époque carlovingienne à la Renaissance Vols. 1 - 6 par E. E. Viollet-le-Duc (1874) (French Text)
Die italienischen Hausmöbel der Renaissance von W. Bode (1902) (German Text)
Domestic life in Scotland, 1488-1688; a sketch of the development of furniture and household usage by J. Warrack (1921)
Dutch and Flemish furniture by E. Singleton (1907)
Early English furniture & woodwork Vols. 1 & 2 by H. Cescinsky (1922)
Elements of style in furniture and woodwork by R. Brook (1889)
English church furniture by J. C. Cox (1907)
English furniture - the Sheraton period, post-Chippendale designers, 1760-1820 by A. E. Reveirs-Hopkins (1919)
English furniture and decoration, 1680-1800 by G. M. Ellwood (1909)
English furniture by F. S. Robinson (1905)
English furniture designers of the eighteenth century by C. Simon (1905)
English furniture of the cabriole period by H. A. Tipping (1922)
English furniture of the eighteenth century Vol. 3 by H. Cescinsky (1909)
Exemplars of Tudor architecture and observations on the furniture of the Tudor period by T. F. Hunt (1841)
French and English furniture, distinctive styles and periods described and illustrated by E. Singleton (1904)
French furniture by A. Saglio (1901)
French furniture in the middle ages and under Louis XIII by R. De Felice (1900)
French furniture under Louis XIV by R. De Felice (1922)
French furniture under Louis XVI and the empire by R. De Felice (1921)
Furnishing the home of good taste by L. A. Throop (1912)
Furniture by E. Singleton (1911)
Furniture masterpieces of Duncan Phyfe by C. O. Cornelius (1922)
Furniture mouldings, full size sections of moulded details on English furniture from 1574 to 1820 by E. J. Warne (1923)
Furniture of the olden time by F. C. Morse (1913)
Furniture of the Pilgrim century, 1620-1720, including colonial utensils and hardware by W. Nutting (1910)
Handbook of furniture styles by W. A. Dyer (1918)
Historic styles in furniture by V. H. Robie (1905)
Historical rooms from the manor houses of England Vols. 1 - 3 by C. L. Roberson (1920)
Holländische Möbel und Raumkunst von 1650-1780 von C. H. De Jonge (1922) (German Text)
How to collect old furniture by F. Litchfield (1920)
How to know period styles in furniture; a brief history of furniture from the days of ancient Egypt to the present time by W. L. Kimerly (1913)
Illustrated catalogue of a notable collection of beautiful English furniture of the XVII and XVIII centuries by L. V. Lockwood (1910)
Illustrated history of furniture by F. Litchfield (1903)
Interiors, fireplaces, & furniture of the Italian renaissance by H. D. Eberlein (1916)
Inventaire général du mobilier de la couronne sous Louis xiv (1663-1715) Vols. 1 & 2 par J. Guiffrey (French Text)
Italian furniture and interiors Vols. 1 & 2 by G. L. Hunter (1918)
Italian renaissance furniture by W. Von Bode (1921)
Jacobean furniture and English styles in oak and walnut by H. C. Candee (c1916)
L'ameublement français au grand siècle par J. Boulenger (1913) (French Text)
L'ameublement français sous la renaissance by F. Funck-Bentano (1913)
L'ameublement français sous Louis XV par H. Clouzot (1913) (French Text)
Les meubles du XVIIIe siècle par H. Clouzot (1922) (French Text)
Louis XIV and regency furniture and decoration by S. De Ricci (1929)
Louis XVI furniture by S. de Ricci (1913)
Meubles, sièges, bronzes, dessins par Musée des arts décoratifs (1900) (French text)
Mouldings of the Tudor period by T. Small (19--)
Nation's treasures; measured drawings of fine old furniture in the Victoria & Albert museum by H. P. Benn (1910)
Old English furniture and its surroundings, from the restoration to the regency by M. Percival (1920)
Old English furniture by F. Fenn (1920)
Old English interiors by C. J. Charles (1919)
Old oak furniture by F. Roe (1905)
Period furnishings; an encyclopedia of historic furniture, decorations and furnishings by C. R. Clifford (1911)
Period furniture by S. Karpen & Bros. (1914)
Periods of furniture - a concise resumé of all leading types of furniture; descriptions of their derivations concisely told; amply illustrated by H. O'Neill & Co. (1903)
Robert Adam & his brothers; their lives, work & influence on English architecture, decoration and furniture by J. Swarbrick (1915)
Studies in ancient furniture; couches and beds of the Greeks, Etruscans and Romans by C. Williams (1905)
Style in furniture by R. D. Benn (1912)
Styles français - trois cent soixante-huit dessins, accompagnés de notices par L. Libonis (1899) (French Text)
The bedroom and boudoir by M. A. Barker (1878)
The book of decorative furniture, its form, colour and history Vols. 1 & 2 by E. Foley (1910)
The charm of the antique by R. Shackleton (c1914)
The colonial furniture of New England - A study of the domestic furniture in use in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries by I. W. Lyon (1892)
The decoration and furniture of English mansions during the seventeenth & eighteenth centuries by F. H. Lenygon (1909)
The decorative periods by C. R. Clifford (1906)
The English home from Charles I to George IV by J. A. Gotch (1919)
The French decorative styles from the earliest times to the present day by E. P. Butler (1904)
The furniture collector - an introduction to the study of English styles of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries by E. W. Gregory (1915)
The furniture collectors' glossary by L. V. Lockwood (1913)
The furniture designs of Thomas Chippendale by T. Chippendale (1910)
The furniture of our forefathers by E. Singleton (1900)
The furniture of Windsor Castle by G. F. Laking (1905)
The mahogany book by G. N. Lamb (1947)
The next-to-nothing house by A. Carrick (1922)
The old furniture book; with a sketch of past days and ways by N. H. Moore (1903)
The period furniture handbook by G. G. Gould (1900)
The period of Queen Anne by J. P. Blake (1917)
The practical book of period furniture, treating of furniture of the English, American colonial and post-colonial and principal French periods by H. D. Eberlein (1914)
The present state of old English furniture by R. W. Symonds (1921)
The room beautiful; a collection of interior illustrations showing decoration and furnishing details of the important furnishing periods by Clifford & Lawton (1915)
Tudor to Stuart by J. P. Blake (1922)
Wohnungskultur und Möbel der italienischen Renaissance von F. Schottmuller (1921) (German text)


An absolute must for anyone with an interest in antique furniture, collectors, designers and enthusiasts – an unbelievable treasure trove of information for a very small price!


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