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So synonymous with excellence in design and craftsmanship was his name that it has been given to the most splendid period of furniture design in england.
The gentleman and cabinet maker s director is an indispensable guide for antiquarians furniture dealers and collectors and a treasury of ideas for today s designers.
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The gentleman cabinet maker s director london 1754 pdf 198 pages 97 6 mb thomas chippendale 1718 1779 was the most famous and most skilled of england s master cabinet makers.
After working as a journeyman cabinet maker in london during 1754 he became the first cabinet maker to publish a book of his designs titled the gentleman and cabinet maker s director.
To which is prefixed a short explanation of the five orders of architecture and rules of perspective with proper directions for executing the most difficult pieces the mouldings being exhibited at large and the dimensions of each design.
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As thomas chippendale suggested in the gentleman and cabinetmaker s director 1st edition 1754 all may be omitted if required by this time too most large examples were blockfronted.
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The gentleman and cabinet maker s director 1754 by thomas chippendale by megan mulder on august 26 2014 in rare book of the month by the end of the 18th century thomas chippendale 1718 1779 was the most famous furniture designer in england and north america.
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Three editions were published the first in 1754 followed by a virtual reprint in 1755 and finally a revised and enlarged edition in 1762 by which time chippendale s illustrated designs began to show signs.