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THEA 3070: History of Costume & Decor: Architecture, Interiors and Furniture Identification

Resources for research and identification of period costume, architecture, furniture and decor. Dr. Donna Marquet

Interior Design & Architecture Books

Furniture and Architectural Style Identification and Images: Databases

Furniture and Architectural Styles Identification and Images: Databases

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Furniture Style Identification Books

Furniture Style Identification: Books


Most of these books are located in Willis Library on the 3rd floor. Click on the title of the book to see the location and call number.

The Complete Guide to Furniture Styles
Dictionary of Furniture
Sotheby's Concise Encyclopedia of Furniture
Furniture & Furnishings: a Visual Guide
The Encyclopedia of Furniture
A Short Dictionary of Furniture
History of Interior Design and Furniture: from Ancient Egypt to Nineteenth-Century Europe
The Encyclopedia of Furniture, an outline history of furniture design in Egypt, Assyria, Persia, Greece, Rome, Italy, France, the Netherlands, Germany, England, Scandinavia, Spain, Russia, and in the Near and Far East up to the Middle of the Nineteenth Century
Ancient Furniture; a History of Greek, Etruscan and Roman Furniture
Furniture of Classical Greece
The Shorter Dictionary of English Furniture; from the Middle Ages to the Late Georgian Period
Furniture and Interior Decoration of the Italian Renaissance
Western Furniture: 1350 to the Present Day in the Victoria and Albert Museum
The Dictionary of English Furniture, from the Middle Ages to the Late Georgian Period (3 vols.)
A History of English Furniture (4 vols.)
Collector's Encyclopedia of American Furniture 1998-2002
Identifying American Furniture: a Pictorial Guide to Styles and Terms, Colonial to Contemporary
Encyclopedia of Furniture Materials, Trades, and Techniques
Collector's Encyclopedia of American Furniture 1991
American Furniture & the British Tradition to 1830
American Painted Furniture 1660-1880

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