This book contains a treatise on French furniture from the renaissance to the Empire style. A fascinating book full of detailed photographs and interesting information, this text will greatly to appeal to anyone with an interest in French furniture and is sure to be of considerable value to collectors of antiquarian furniture literature. The chapters of this book include: 'Introduction', 'French Renaissance', 'Provincial French', 'The Regal Age Of Louis XVI', 'Regency', 'France: After Louis XVI', 'The Classic Revival Under Louis XVI', and 'The Antique Empire Style'. We are proud to republish this antiquarian text now complete with a new introduction on the history of furniture.

This antique book contains a comprehensive discussion of the technique and characteristics of the designers of Empire style furniture. Complete with easy-to-digest information and a plethora of detailed, authentic photographs, this book will be of great value to those with an interest in the furniture of this period and also makes for a worthy addition to collections of antique furniture literature. The chapters of this book include: 'Characteristics and Technique of the Style', 'Various Articles of Furniture and Their Use', and 'Images of and Descriptions of Furniture'. Many antique texts such as this are increasingly costly and hard to come by, and it is with this in mind that we are proud to republish this text here complete with a new introduction on the history of furniture.

Excerpt from French Furniture Under Louis XVI and the Empire Small towns, went on quietly with Louis XVI styles, which were often simply Louis XV hardly modified at all, and they continued this up to the moment when industrial production on a large scale, centralised and carried out by machinery, shut, one by one for ever, the little workshops from which throughout two centuries so much simple beauty had issued to spread its boon among the dwellings of the unpretentious. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

This fascinating little book contains a treatise on furniture from around the world, all produced in the Renaissance and Baroque periods. Complete with detailed illustrations and comprehensive information on aspects such as history, manufacturing, and popularity, this book constitutes a veritable must-read for anyone with an interest in the history of furniture and makes for a great addition to collections of such literature. This text has been chosen for modern republication due to its timeless educational value, and we are proud to republish it now complete with a new introduction on the history of furniture.