Dictionary of Furniture

This book "provides a comprehensive listing of furniture styles, construction details, terminology, furniture designers and design movements throughout history. Topics covered include: a brief history of furniture making from around the world ; furniture from an expanded rang of cultures, including Australian, African and Asian furniture ; and types of hinges, arches and other details. Also included are Pop and modernist furniture, as well as European-inspired classical, baroque and rococo styles."--Back cover.