Oak Furniture: The British Tradition: A History of Early Furniture in the British Isles and New England [Revised edition]

摘要

Oak Furniture: The British Tradition is a massive compendium originally authored by Victor Chinnery (1941-2011) in 1979. With various reprints in 1984, 1986, 1988, 1993, 1998, 2000 and 2002, this 2016 revised edition is an improvement in terms of editing and authorship and redesign and colouring of the included photographs. Chinnery was, without a doubt, an expert in this particular field and, as a result, this tome continues to hold its position as an important and valuable work. Chinnery was a founding member of the Regional Furniture Society and the Merchant's House Museum, a Society of Antiquaries fellow and an auctioneer at some of the most reputable auction houses, such as Christie's and Sotheby's. In addition, he was also a lecturer at John Makepeace's School for Craftsman and a consultant to the Historic Royal Palaces and many other British museums. Oak Furniture: The British Tradition is proof of his reputable knowledge on British antiques. It is truly a labour of love that displays the extent of his knowledge for British furniture from the middle ages to the middle nineteenth century.