The Secular Furniture of E. W. Godwin by Susan Weber Soros, ISBN 0300081596
Victorian architect-designer E. W. Godwin (1833-1886), tying himself neither morally nor aesthetically to a single style, approached design with what he called "judicious eclecticism." Seeking to design furniture appropriate to the needs of modern living, he grappled with the problems of affordability, utility, and function and experimented with modular and fitted furniture decades before it became popular in the mid-twentieth century. This book is the first comprehensive study of Godwin's furniture designs. Taking the form of a catalogue raisonne, the book documents and reproduces all known examples of his secular furniture and related furniture designs.
Susan Weber Soros traces the development of Godwin's style, examines its sources, and assesses the historical importance of his work. She discusses how Godwin combined antiquarian interests with the study of more recent design traditions from different parts of the world, Including Japan. Godwin worked in six major styles: Gothic revival, Anglo-Japanese, Anglo-Greek, Anglo-Egyptian, Queen Anne or Cottage style, and Old English or Jacobean. Soros also describes his work for leading art manufacturers; the work he exhibited at great international exhibits in Vienna, Philadelphia, and Paris; and his role as designer of choice for such leading artists of his generation as James McNeill Whistler and Oscar Wilde.
American Federal Furniture and Decorative Arts from the Watson Collection:
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My Brother by Jamaica Kincaid, ISBN 0374525625
Jamaica Kincaid's incantatory, poetic, and often shockingly frank recounting of her brother's life and death is also the story of her family on the island of Antigua. "Visceral and wrenching, this is a memoir of mourning . . . Kincaid's revelations are both intoxicating and redeeming".--Renee Graham, "The Boston Sunday Globe".
My Brother by Jamaica Kincaid, ISBN 0374525625
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Building Furniture for Country Living
7Covers a broad range of techniques making this book a great guide for woodworkers whow want to learn about furniture making7Country furniture is comfort furniture that will help the reader recreate their home environmentThis book contains all the instruction needed to make 15 country-comfort furniture projects that will add warmth and style to any home. Compiled from furniture makers with decades of experience, this book features furniture designs that will teach any aspiring furniture maker all the essential techniques and design considerations needed to make furniture. Complete with step-by-step photos with captions, measured drawings, and complete cutting and hardware lists, woodworkers will find everything they need to make their own comfort furniture within these pages. Contributing builders include Glen Huey, Kerry Pierce, Bill Hylton and more.
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Frontier Living: An Illustrated Guide to Pioneer Life in America, Including Log Cabins, Furniture, Tools, Clothing, and More by Edwin Tunis, ISBN 158574137X
Frontier Living: An Illustrated Guide to Pioneer Life in America, Including Log Cabins, Furniture, Tools, Clothing, and More by Edwin Tunis, ISBN 158574137X
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