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Chinese furniture : hardwood examples of the Ming and early Chʾing dynasties / Robert Hatfield Ellsworth.
LIBRA - Athenaeum of Philadelphia Circulating Oversize NK2668 .E66
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ellsworth, Robert Hatfield, 1929-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Furniture--China--History--Ming-Qing dynasties, 1368-1912.
- Furniture.
- Physical Description:
- 299 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 35 cm.
- Other Title:
- Hardwood examples of the Ming and early Chʾing dynasties
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Random House, [1971]
- Contents:
- Historical background
- Ming evidence for the dating of Chinese furniture
- Woods known to have been used in Chinese furniture
- Chinese joinery
- Metal mounts
- Chinese furniture of the Ming and Chʾing dynasties, notes on the construction of the illustrated pieces
- The change in seating surfaces and its importance in the dating of Chinese furniture
- Conservation and restoration.
- Notes:
- Issued in slipcase.
- Illustrated lining papers and title page.
- Includes bibliographic references (p.[297]-299) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Athenaeum copy: Gift of Col. Stephen Craig McCormick.
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