English furniture from Gothic to Sheraton: a concise account of the development of English furniture and woodwork from the Gothic of the fifteenth century to the classic revival of the early nineteenth

Contents

The dawn of construction in wood -- The gothic -- The half-timber house -- The timber roof of the mediaeval carpenter -- Panelling and interior woodwork: the small panel -- Panelling and interior woodwork: the large panel -- Oak furniture -- Walnut furniture of the seventeenth century -- Marqueterie furniture -- English needlework -- Queen Anne walnut furniture -- English wall mirrors -- Lacquer-work in England -- Early mahogany furniture -- Thomas Chippendale and the "director" -- The Chippendale style -- Robert and James Adam -- The style of the Hepplewhite School -- The style of the Sheraton School.