Designer's Guide to Furniture Styles

Treena Crochet. After receiving a Masters degree in art and architectural history from the University of North Texas, award-winning author Treena Crochet spent seventeen years in the classroom teaching interior design courses in the United States and the Middle East. As president of A Matter of Style, Ltd., a Boston-based interior design consulting firm, she is an Allied Member of the American Society of Interior Designers. Currently, Ms. Crochet spends most of her time speaking at national and international industry conferences and working on a new book series for the Taunton Press on historic homes. For more information, please visit the company website: www.styleltd.com.

I. HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS.

 1. The Ancient World.
 2. Classical Greece and Rome.
 3. The Middle Ages.
II. THE MODERN WORLD.

 4. The Renaissance Period, 15th and 16th Centuries.
 5. The Baroque Period, 17th Century.
 6. The Rococo Period, 18th Century.
 7. The Neoclassic Period, Late 18th and Early 19th Century.
 8. The Victorian Period, 19th Century.
 9. The Modern Movement, 20th Century.
10. Non-Western and Regional Styles.
III. FURNITURE TECHNOLOGY.

11. Furniture Design and Construction.
Glossary.
Methodology and Works Consulted.
Index.