Gillows of Lancaster and London 1730-1840 The definitive monograph on Gillows furniture and furniture designs.
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| Title | : | Gillows of Lancaster and London 1730-1840 |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.92 (250 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1851495568 |
| Format Type | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 800 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2008-09-30 |
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The definitive monograph on Gillows furniture and furniture designs.
Editorial : About the Author A Founder Member of the Regional Furniture Study Group (which became the Regional Furniture Society in 1984), Susan E. Stuart was a Council Member of the Regional Furniture Society from 1988-1993 and a Council Member of the Furniture History Society from 1995-1997. In 1997 she was awarded a Winterthur Fellowship (on the effect of furniture exports from Lancaster, England, on North American Furniture design). She lectures widely on clocks and furniture made in the North-west of England and has written books, booklets and numerous articles on clockcase work and furniture. She was Lecturer in Art and Design at Lancaster and Morecambe College from 1974 to 1993 and is currently Hon. Research Fellow at the Centre of North-west Regional Studies, Lancaster University.
The history of these textiles' invention and changing use makes for a fine coverage of trends and cultural traditions in a title highly recommended for any college-level collection.. Part of me wanted to knock off a star for the price, but I decided that wouldn't really be fair!
I would recommend this volume (and presumably others in the series) for serious collectors, especially those interested in the fakes and alterations that get into even the highest-end collections (indeed sometimes being made specifically to fit the taste of such collectors). The first volume (Italian Art / John Pope-Hennessy)was published as far back as 1987! I have most of the volumes and they have given much pleasure over the years. Straussman-Pflanzer's essay, are post-facto, so to speak, presenting Judith "with the head of" Holofernes, and they are generally titled something to that effect. Eve Straussman-Pflanzer, a former AIC curator and currently Senior Curator of Collections at the Davis Muse
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