Historical furniture

A unique encyclopaedia on historical furniture, in which the renowned author deals in detail not only with furniture typology, but in an unconventional way, along with its stylistic determination, as well as the development and description of constructions, connections and materials used.

Exhausts and describes most of the known techniques of furniture decoration. It also deals in detail with the technology of historical surface treatments, especially varnishes and paints, their composition and application based on historical sources and recipes. It provides information on the care and maintenance of antique furniture. The last chapter is devoted to the principles of restoration and an informative description of its basic steps.

The book is intended primarily for art historians, collectors, antiquarians and restorers, but also as an encyclopaedia for schools of arts and crafts.