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Item Details
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STAR PIECES
THE ENDURING BEAUTY OF SPECTACULAR FURNITURE |
| By: |
David Linley, Charles Cator, Helen Chislett |
| Format: |
Hardback |
| List price:
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£40.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0500514828 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780500514825 |
| Publisher: |
THAMES & HUDSON LTD |
| Pub. date: |
23 October, 2009 |
| Pages: |
256 |
| Description: |
Features varied illustrations that include details of furniture carving, ornamentation and upholstery, views of different styles of furniture used in historic and contemporary interiors, original drawings, and star pieces, both antique and contemporary. |
| Synopsis: |
This book is the first to take a subject that has previously been represented only in dry histories onto a new and spectacular level, in which furniture's star pieces, whether made in the distant past or in the 21st century, are seen in an entirely fresh light. Drawn from all periods, these exquisite objects chairs, desks, sofas are timeless in their arresting beauty. The book's rich and varied illustrations include details of carving, ornamentation and upholstery, views of different styles of furniture used in historic and contemporary interiors, original drawings, and spectacular pieces, both antique and contemporary. |
| Illustrations: |
320 colour illustrations |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Thames & Hudson Ltd |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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