Chippendale, Thomas,  1718-1779, <br/><br/>
The gentleman & cabinet-maker's director / 
 Gentleman and cabinet-maker's director 
Thomas Chippendale. 
 - 20 pages, [219] pages of plates :  illustrations ;  31 cm. 
 - Dover books on woodworking and carving .
 - Dover books on woodworking and carving. .
<br/><br/> "Reprint of the third edition with a biographical sketch and photographic supplement of Chippendale-type furniture."  "Unabridged and unaltered republication of the third ed. published by the author in London in 1762"--Title page verso  Facsimile reprint. With title: The gentleman and cabinet-maker's director : being a large collection of the most elegant and useful designs of household furniture, in the most fashionable taste ... to which is prefixed, a short explanation of the five orders of architecture; with proper directions for executing the most difficult pieces ... / by Thomas Chippendale. 
<br/><br/> Unabridged republication of the third edition (1762) of Thomas Chippendale's catalogue of furniture designs, representing prevailing furniture styles, particularly French (Louis XV), Gothic, and Chinese-manner pieces. Plates contain drawings with construction diagrams, elevations, and enlargements of moldings and other details. This reprint includes a biographical sketch of Thomas Chippendale by N.I. Bienenstock, and a supplement of photographs of eighteenth-century Chippendale-style pieces and pieces executed by Chippendale. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0486216012 9780486216010 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>66024135  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Chippendale, Thomas, 1718-1779. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Furniture--England--Early works to 1800.<br/>Furniture design--England--Handbooks, manuals, etc.<br/>Decoration and ornament--Chippendale style.<br/>Furniture--Drawings.<br/>Cabinetwork--Drawings.<br/>Architecture--Orders.<br/>Furniture.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Handbooks and manuals.