- ホーム
- > 洋書
- > 英文書
- > History / World
Full Description
Furniture is an artifact so what can it tell us about culture? What social, religious, political, and economic factors have shaped its form and functions? How does furniture demonstrate the transformations in private and public life across time and cultures?
In a work that spans 4,500 years, 60 experts chart across six volumes the changing cultural framework within which furniture was designed, produced, and used in Western Europe. Individual volume editors ensure the cohesion of the whole and, to make it as easy as possible to use, chapter titles are identical across each of the volumes. This gives the choice of reading about a specific period in one of the volumes, or following a theme across history by reading the relevant chapter in each of the six.
The six volumes cover: 1 - Antiquity (2500 BCE - 500 CE); 2 - Middle Ages and Renaissance (500 - 1500); 3 - Age of Exploration (1500 - 1700); 4 - Age of Enlightenment (1700 - 1800); 5 - Age of Empire and Industry (1800 - 1900); 6 - Modern Age (1900 - present).
Themes (and chapter titles) are: 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.
The total extent of the pack is 1,792 pages. Each volume opens with a series preface, an introduction, and notes on contributors and concludes with notes, bibliography, and an index.
The Cultural Histories Series
A Cultural History of Furniture is part of The Cultural Histories Series. Titles are available as hardcover sets for libraries needing just one subject or preferring a tangible reference for their shelves or as part of a fully searchable digital library. The digital product is available to institutions by annual subscription or on perpetual access via www.bloomsburyculturalhistory.com . Individual volumes for academics and researchers interested in specific historical periods are also available in print or digitally via www.bloomsburycollections.com .
Contents
Volume 1: A Cultural History of Furniture in Antiquity
Edited by Dimitra Andrianou, National Hellenic Research Foundation, Athens, Greece
Introduction, Dimitra Andrianou
1. Design and Motifs, Elizabeth Simpson, Bard Graduate Center, USA and Geoffrey Killen, independent scholar, UK
2. Makers, Making, and Materials, Vassilis Petrakis, independent scholar, Greece and Maria Leontsini, National Hellenic Research Foundation, Greece
3. Types and Uses, Geoffrey Killen, independent scholar, UK, Elizabeth Simpson, Bard Graduate Center, USA and Stephan T. A. M. Mols, Radboud University, The Netherlands
4. The Domestic Setting, Vassilis Petrakis, independent scholar, Greece, Barbara Tsakirgis†, Dimitra Andrianou, National Hellenic Research Foundation, Greece and Platon Petridis, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
5. The Public Setting, Vassilis Petrakis, independent scholar, Greece and Platon Petridis, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
6. Exhibition and Display, Vassilis Petrakis, independent scholar, Greeece, Jean Turfa, University of Pennsylvania Museum, USA and Dimitra Andrianou, National Hellenic Research Foundation, Greece
7. Furniture and Architecture, Stephan T.A.M. Mols, Radboud University, The Netherlands
8. Visual Representations, Vassilis Petrakis, independent scholar, Greece, A. Chatzidimitriou, Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sports, Greece and S. Feuser, Christian-Albrechts University Kiel, Germany
9. Verbal Representations, Vassilis Petrakis, independent scholar, Greecee, Dimitra Andrianou, National Hellenic Research Foundation, Greece,and Ilias Anagnostakis, National Hellenic Research Foundation, Greece
Volume 2: A Cultural History of Furniture in the Middle Ages and Renaissance
Edited by Erin J. Campbell, University of Victoria, Canada and Stephanie R. Miller, Coastal Carolina University, USA
Introduction: Furniture and Culture, Erin J. Campbell and Stephanie R. Miller
1. Design and Motifs, Evanthia Baboula, University of Victoria, Canada
2. Makers, Making, and Materials: Materials, Tools, Techniques, and Organization of the Trade, Claudio Paolini, Ministero italiano per i Beni Culturali, Italy
3. Types and Uses: Medieval Furniture in Social Context, Christopher Pickvance, University of Kent, UK
4. The Domestic Setting, Stephanie R. Miller, Coastal Carolina University, USA
5. The Public Setting, Matthew M. Reeve, Queen's University, Canada
6. Exhibition and Display, Leah R. Clark, Open University, UK and Caroline Campbell, National Gallery, UK
7. Furniture and Architecture, Ethan Matt Kavaler, University of Toronto, Canada
8. Visual Representations: Setting the Stage - The Structural Roles of Furniture in Medieval Art and Illustration, Diane J. Reilly, Indiana University, USA and Elizabeth Moore Hunt, Boise State University, USA
9. Verbal Representations: Making 'an Honest Bede' - Encountering God in Bed in Late Medieval England, Hollie L. S. Morgan. University of Lincoln, UK
Volume 3: A Cultural History of Furniture in the Age of Exploration
Edited by Christina M. Anderson, University College London, UK and Elizabeth A. Carroll, San Jose State University, USA
Introduction, Christina M. Anderson and Elizabeth A. Carroll
1. Design and Motifs, Martha H. Willoughby, Christie's, UK
2. Makers, Making, and Materials, Yannick Chastang, Independent Scholar, UK and Adam Bowett, Independent Scholar, UK
3. Types and Uses: Medieval Furniture in Social Context, James Yorke, Independent Scholar, UK
4. The Domestic Setting, Claudia Goldstein, William Paterson University, USA
5. The Public Setting, María Paz Aguiló-Alonso, Centro de Ciencias Humanas y Sociales, Spain and Paul Rem, Het Loo, The Netherlands
6. Exhibition and Display, Michael Wenzel, Herzog August Bibliothek, Germany
7. Furniture and Architecture, M. B. Aldrich, Independent Scholar, UK
8. Visual Representations, Jeffrey Collins, Bard Graduate Center, USA
9. Verbal Representations, Deborah L. Krohn, Bard Graduate Center, USA
Volume 4: A Cultural History of Furniture in the Age of Enlightenment
Edited by Sylvain Cordier, Virginia Museum of Fine Art, Richmond, USA, Christina M. Anderson, University College London, UK and Laura Houliston
Introduction, M. B. Aldrich, Independent scholar, UK with Sylvain Cordier, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, USA
1. Design and Motifs, Barbara Lasic, University of Buckingham, UK
2. Makers, Making, and Materials, Yannick Chastang, independent scholar, UK
3. Types and Uses, Mary-Eve Marchand, Concordia University, Canada
4. The Domestic Setting, Antonia Brodie, Independent Scholar, UK
5. The Public Setting, Jeffrey Collins, Bard Graduate Center, USA
6. Exhibition and Display, Frederic Dassas, Musee du Louvre, France
7. Furniture and Architecture, Peter N. Lindfield, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK
8. Visual Representations, Michael Decrossas, INHA, France and Sylvain Cordier, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, USA
9. Verbal Representations, Tessa Murdoch, Independent Scholar, UK
Volume 5: A Cultural History of Furniture in the Age of Empire and Industry
Edited by Catherine L. Futter, Brooklyn Museum, USA and Christina M. Anderson, University College London, UK
Introduction, Catherine L. Futter and Christina M. Anderson
1. Design and Motifs, M. B. Aldrich, Independent Scholar, UK
2. Makers, Making, and Materials, Christina M. Anderson, University College London, UK
3. Types and Uses, Camille Mestdagh, Independent Scholar, France
4. The Domestic Setting: Self, Stories, and Furniture in the Nineteenth-Century, Amy G. Richter, Clark University, USA
5. The Public Setting, Sylvain Cordier, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, USA
6. Exhibition and Display, Catherine L. Futter, Brooklyn Museum, USA
7. Furniture and Architecture, David Oakey, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, USA
8. Visual Representations, Caroline McCaffrey-Howarth, V&A Museum, UK
9. Verbal Representations: Writing Tables and Reading Chairs - Verbal-Textual-Intertextual Representations of Furniture, Emma Ferry, Hereford College of Arts, UK
Volume 6: A Cultural History of Furniture in the Modern Age
Edited by Claire I. R. O'Mahony, University of Oxford, UK
Introduction, Claire I. R. O'Mahony
1. Design and Motifs, Trevor Keeble, University of Portsmouth, UK
2. Makers, Making, and Materials, Antony Buxton, University of Oxford, UK
3. Types and Uses, Marjan Groot, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands
4. The Domestic Setting, Penny Sparke, Kingston University, UK
5. The Public Setting, Helena Chance, Buckinghamshire New University, UK
6. Exhibition and Display, Claire I. R. O'Mahony, University of Oxford, UK
7. Furniture and Architecture, Gregory Votolato, Buckinghamshire New University, UK
8. Visual Representations, Clive Edwards, Loughborough University, UK
9. Verbal Representations, Anja Baumhoff, Leibniz University Hannover, Germany
