The Old Furniture Book

Course notes that trace furniture from ancient Egypt through the great European periods to modern design. Heavily illustrated, with each style set against the culture that produced it.

Raul Pinto

A survey of furniture from the earliest known pieces to the late nineteenth century, organized by period and style. Hundreds of illustrations make the stylistic shifts easy to follow.

Frederick Litchfield

The pattern book that defined an entire style of furniture, with designs for chairs, sofas, tables, beds, sideboards and cabinets. A primary source that designers still borrow from today.

A. Hepplewhite and Co

Walks through the period styles in interior decoration and how furniture, textiles and color work together in a room. Practical guidance on furnishing coherently instead of collecting pieces at random.

Lucy Abbot Throop