How to know period styles in furniture; a brief history of furniture from the days of ancient Egypt to the present time, illustrated with over 300 typical examples and a brief description of each period
A 1913 handbook by William L. Kimerly, issued by the Grand Rapids Furniture Record Co. for furniture dealers and salesmen learning to identify period styles from Egypt onward. Over 300 pen-and-ink line drawings isolate single chairs, cabinets and tables against blank grounds, each rendered in dense hatching, giving designers clean silhouettes of carved backs, cabriole legs and turned stretchers.
