{"product_id":"a-cultural-history-of-furniture-9781350595743","title":"A Cultural History of Furniture","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFurniture is an artifact so what can it tell us about culture? What social, religious, political, and economic factors have shaped its form and functions? How does furniture demonstrate the transformations in private and public life across time and cultures?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In a work that spans 4,500 years, 60 experts chart across six volumes the changing cultural framework within which furniture was designed, produced, and used in Western Europe. Individual volume editors ensure the cohesion of the whole and, to make it as easy as possible to use, chapter titles are identical across each of the volumes. This gives the choice of reading about a specific period in one of the volumes, or following a theme across history by reading the relevant chapter in each of the six.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The six volumes cover: 1 - Antiquity (2500 BCE - 500 CE); 2 - Middle Ages and Renaissance (500 - 1500); 3 - Age of Exploration (1500 - 1700); 4 - Age of Enlightenment (1700 - 1800); 5 - Age of Empire and Industry (1800 - 1900); 6 - Modern Age (1900 - present).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Themes (and chapter titles) are: design and motifs; makers, making, and materials; types and uses; the domestic setting; the public setting; exhibition and display; furniture and architecture; visual representations; and verbal representations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The total extent of the pack is 1,792 pages. Each volume opens with a series preface, an introduction, and notes on contributors and concludes with notes, bibliography, and an index.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe Cultural Histories Series\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eA Cultural History of Furniture \u003c\/i\u003eis part of The Cultural Histories Series. Titles are available as hardcover sets for libraries needing just one subject or preferring a tangible reference for their shelves or as part of a fully searchable digital library. The digital product is available to institutions by annual subscription or on perpetual access via www.bloomsburyculturalhistory.com . Individual volumes for academics and researchers interested in specific historical periods are also available in print or digitally via www.bloomsburycollections.com .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8 January 2026\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e Height 254 mm; Width 177 mm; Thickness 97 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Multiple-component retail product\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781350595743\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Multiple-component retail product","offer_id":50251279630586,"sku":"9781350595743","price":138.06,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/files\/9781350595743.jpg?v=1788836227","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/a-cultural-history-of-furniture-9781350595743","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}