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Shaker furniture, the craftsmanship of an American communal sect /

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Dover Publications, [1950]Copyright date: [©1950]Description: xi, 133 pages : 48 plates. ; 28cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • NK2405 .A7 1964x
Summary: From the back of the book - Here is the definitive work on a distinctive American furniture style, bu two of the world's leading authorities on the Shakers. This book shows you design of an austere charm, coupled with strength, simplicity, and what we today call "Functionalism". Whether you are a collector of antiques, an habitue of auctions, a reconstructor of furniture, a student of American Culture, a designer, or simply an admirer of fine design, you will be aided and pleased by the material in this volume.
Holdings
Item type Current library Collection Shelving location Call number Status Date due Barcode
Reference Carleton University, AVRC Richardson Collection - Non CIrculating - Call No. Accompanied by Red Dot Open-stacks NK2405 .A7 1964x (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not for loan 16055001156

An unabridged republication of the work originally published by the Yale University Press in 1937.

Bibliography: pages [121]-126.

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