French Furniture : From Louis XIII to Art Deco

By Sylvie Chadenet

Book Overview

French furniture design has been wildly admired, emulated and collected throughout the world for centuries. Filled with 750 line drawings and brief descriptive definitions, French Furniture details the salient characteristics that define styles of French furniture from the 16th century, age of Louis XIII, to the end of the 20th century.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0821226835
• ISBN13: 9780821226834
• Release Date: June 2001
• Publisher: Bulfinch
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.7" x 7.0"
• Age Range: 13 years and up

Customer Reviews

A step beyond the basics

I'm an interior designer who collects important period 18th century French furniture. This book IS THE MOST EFFICIENT general reference to the particular periods covered and a minute step beyond the basics and generalities. For serious collectors & those who have already done their major homework - it is doubtful that you would attain additional knowledge from this book.

Great reference book on French Furniture

If you only have one reference book in your library on French Furniture, this is the one. For the beginning collector, the book provides clarification on terms and furniture types. For an appraiser, it's a great resource to help with identification of those forms which you do not see very often. There are only sketches, but they are clear, and provide very good detail. For those who simply want a better understanding of French furniture, this book is put together very well, and is easy to follow.

Consice overview for a beginner

I am new to the techniques and methodologies of identifying French furniture. This book provides a good glossary of French terms which describe the characteristics of pieces and it provides a modest description for the common pieces made in the various styles. Line drawings and sketches provide examples of the characteristics described in the text. There are no photos, but the sketches are quite good. I'm rating the book a four because I think there should be more sketches. Not all the items described are exemplified with a drawing. Otherwise, this is a great book for getting started. The content is clear and does not bog down in minutia.