An Illustrated Guide to Furniture History provides upper-level students and instructors with an alternative visual analytical approach to learning about furniture history from Antiquity to Postmodernism. Moving chronologically through key periods in furniture history and interior design, such as the Renaissance, the Arts and Crafts Movement, and Modernism, it traverses Europe to America to present a comprehensive foundational guide to the history of furniture design.

Considered the turning primer, this book covers all the basics, from tools to techniques. This edition incorporates new technologies.

It' s been the number-one book on the subject for most of the 20th century, with the latest information on furniture tools, techniques, and processes-- all plentifully illustrated. Covers hundreds of subjects, from woods and veneering to almost every joining operation.

Provides an authoritative but thoroughly practical guide to carpentry and joinery for students following City & Guilds and CITB courses, NVQ candidates, and a wide range of amateurs and professionals. Carpentry and Joinery 1 deals with the fundamentals of the subject from topics such as timber and wood preservation and protection, to a detailed outline of the tools available and information on the basic woodworking joints, adhesives and fixing devices.