Excerpt from 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 Most books published on furniture are too voluminous for any one except the professional designer. Many of them are in a foreign language and they are invariably high in price. It is the object of this book to arrange in a clear, practical way, a brief history of furniture, illustrating same with typical examples of each period and a brief description of each, so as to produce a handy reference for all who may wish to understand "Period Styles in Furniture." About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.