A Cultural History of Furniture in the Age of Enlightenment

Professor Megan Aldrich, Christina M. Anderson, Dr Elizabeth A. Carroll

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English

Bloomsbury Academic
18 April 2024

Furniture design; Early modern history: c 1450 to c 1700; Social & cultural history

Series: The Cultural Histories Series

The 18th century saw the height of court culture in Europe as well as the beginnings of its demise with conflicts such as the American and French Revolutions.

The Scientific Revolution, which had begun in the preceding centuries, also ushered in a new intellectual era which advocated the use of reason to effect change in government and to advance progress in society. For furniture, this meant ever-higher standards of luxury in the designs, techniques and materials utilized for the best pieces, and more structure and specialization in the furniture-making process itself.

Furniture also came into its own during this period as a collectable work of art on its own merits.

Drawing upon a wealth of visual and textual sources, this volume

presents

essays that examine key characteristics of the furniture of

the period

on the themes of Design and Motifs; Makers, Making, and

Materials; Types

and Uses; The

Domestic Setting; The Public Setting;

Exhibition and

Display; Furniture

and Architecture; Visual

Representations; and Verbal

Representations.

Contributions by: Professor Megan Aldrich
Edited by: Christina M. Anderson, Dr Elizabeth A. Carroll
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 244mm, Width: 169mm,
Weight: 1.000kg
ISBN: 9781472577856
ISBN 10: 147257785X
Series: The Cultural Histories Series
Pages: 296
Publication Date: 18 April 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Sylvain Cordier is Paul Mellon Curator and the Head of the Department of European Art at the Virginia Museum of Fine Art, Richmond, USA. Christina M. Anderson is Research Associate, School of European Languages, Culture and Society, University College London, UK Laura Houliston is Former Senior Curator, English Heritage, UK Laura Houliston