{"product_id":"a-cultural-history-of-furniture-in-the-age-of-enlightenment-9781350595712","title":"A Cultural History of Furniture in the Age of Enlightenment","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe 18th century saw the height of court culture in Europe as well as the beginnings of its demise with conflicts such as the American and French Revolutions. The Scientific Revolution, which had begun in the preceding centuries, also ushered in a new intellectual era which advocated the use of reason to effect change in government and to advance progress in society.\u003c\/b\u003e For furniture, this meant ever-higher standards of luxury in the designs, techniques and materials utilized for the best pieces, and more structure and specialization in the furniture-making process itself. Furniture also came into its own during this period as a collectable work of art on its own merits. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Drawing upon a wealth of visual and textual sources, this volume of \u003ci\u003eA Cultural History of Furniture \u003c\/i\u003epresents 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\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/08\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350595712\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296","brand":"Sylvain Cordier","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52034378498229,"sku":"9781350595712","price":30.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_d54309bc-90d5-49e2-915a-a229ea90015b.jpg?v=1763593927","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/a-cultural-history-of-furniture-in-the-age-of-enlightenment-9781350595712","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}