1st Edition
The Englishman's Chair Origins, Design, and Social History of Seat Furniture in England
By John Gloag
Copyright 1964
328 Pages
by
Routledge
328 Pages
by
Routledge
328 Pages
by
Routledge
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Originally published in 1964, The Englishman’s Chair is a history of English chairs, written as a continuous story from the 15 th to the 20 th Century and because of the revealing powers inherent in chair-making and design, it is also an unconventional footnote to English social history. The changes in taste, and fashion, the increase of skill, the introduction of new materials and the long... Read more
Biography
An author of almost sixty books, with topics ranging from interiors to furniture history, from industrial design to the use of plastics, Gloag was a member of an elite design culture that was highly visible throughout the 1930s and 40s.
