Originally published in 1964, The Englishman’s Chair is a history of English chairs, written as a continuous story from the 15th to the 20th Century and because of the revealing powers inherent in chair-making and design, it is also an unconventional footnote to English social history. The changes in taste, and fashion, the increase of skill, the introduction of new materials and the long battle between dignity and comfort are discussed, as is the impact that modern industrial designers have had on chair design.
Author(s): John Gloag
Series: John Gloag on Industrial Design, 9
Publisher: Routledge
Year: 2022
Language: English
Pages: 390
City: London
Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Original Title Page
Original Copyright Page
Dedication
Table of Contents
List of Illustrations in the Text
List of Plates
The Englishman's Chair
1. Posture and Design
2. Origins in the Ancient World and the Early Middle Ages, 3400 BC–AD 1300
3. The Native English Style, 1300–1550
4. The Taste of the New Rich, 1550–1630
5. Puritan Interlude, 1630–1660
6. The Restoration of Luxury, 1660–1690
7. Curvilinear Design and the End of Rigidity, 1690–1730
8. The Great Chair-makers, 1730–1810
9. Survival of the Native English Style, 1660–1900
10. A Short History of the Rocking Chair, 1750–1900
11. Design for Comfort, 1830–1900
12. Craft Revivalists and Industrial Designers
Books and References Used or Quoted
Appendix
I. A Short List of English Designers and Makers
II. The Gilding of Chairs
III. Painting Furniture
IV. Decoration of Chairs
The Plates
Index
