NAMES FOR THINGS
A Description of Household Stuff
Furniture and Interiors
1500-1700
Members will be pleased to hear that the posthumous publication of a glossary of terms, written by Victor Chinnery is now available for pre-order.
The book will be published in October 2016 and is an A4 hardback, 324 pages and containing 53 illustrations. The approach taken in the book is both original and creative. It places emphasis on the integrated relationship between furniture and the many artefacts found within the early British home.
In the book, Victor looks, not only at furniture, but also interior decoration, metalwork, pottery, wood types and the use of colour in interiors.
Glossary entries – giving a detailed description of the objects – are backed up by inventory references and other documentary evidence, which aim to explain how the objects would have been used, in a period setting.
It will be an invaluable work of reference for historians, museum curators, dealers and collectors alike.
The book is edited and contains a foreword by Jan Chinnery.
The book is set to retail at around £35, plus postage of £4.50 however, Regional Furniture Society members placing orders will receive a copy for £30 plus (UK) postage of £4.
To place an order for the book and for payment details by Bank transfer or cheque – please use the following email: namesforthings@outlook.com. The book is currently available exclusively through this address
