Antique Furniture - Ancient Medieval Renaissance Baroque Rococo / Scarce Book

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FURNITURE - Prehistoric Through Rococo
by Robert Bishop and Patricia Coblentz, Smithsonian Institution, 1979.
Illustrated in color and black-and-white, this fascinating book covers the evolution of furniture from prehistoric times to the close of the eighteenth century. The book covers by chapter:  Introduction; The Ancient World; Medieval Forms; The Renaissance; The Baroque; One Hundred Years of Great Furniture Design; and .Advice for the Collector.  Supplemented by scholarly text, this book examines furniture in the Smithsonian including vivid photographs.
8.8” x 11” hardback with dust cover in very good condition.  128 pages.
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