{"product_id":"a-cultural-history-of-furniture-catherine-l-futter-9781472577870","title":"A Cultural History of Furniture in the Age of Empire and Industry","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 19th century in Western culture was a time of both confidence and turbulence. Industrial developments resulted in a number of benefits from a growing middle class to efficiency, convenience and innovation across a range of fields from engineering to architecture. Alongside these improvements, the century began with the extended period of the Napoleonic Wars and was further disrupted by rebellions and revolutions both within Europe and in India, South America and other parts of the world. Slavery was abolished and urbanization increased dramatically. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese myriad developments were reflected throughout the period in the proliferation of types of furniture, along with their categorization as 'industrial art' at the international exhibitions and world fairs and the increasingly adventurous range of materials that were sometimes used in their construction. Nonetheless, a strong antiquarian\/historicist strand also prompted interest in the revival of past styles in areas of art and design, including furniture. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Catherine L. Futter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1472577876\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781472577870\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/07\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Catherine L. Futter","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45934035009791,"sku":"9781472577870","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8413aa84-3ab2-482b-8bff-c7a147849097.jpg?v=1721790189","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-cultural-history-of-furniture-catherine-l-futter-9781472577870","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}