The dawn of construction in wood -- The gothic -- The half-timber house -- The timber roof of the mediaeval carpenter -- Panelling and interior woodwork: the small panel -- Panelling and interior woodwork: the large panel -- Oak furniture -- Walnut furniture of the seventeenth century -- Marqueterie furniture -- English needlework -- Queen Anne walnut furniture -- English wall mirrors -- Lacquer-work in England -- Early mahogany furniture -- Thomas Chippendale and the "director" -- The chippendal style -- Robert and James Adam -- The style of the Hepplewhite school -- The style of the Sheraton school -- Index of illustrations -- Bibliography of ancient and modern books.
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