FURNITURE OF CLASSICAL GREECE

Robsjohn-Gibbings, T.H.; Pullin, Carlton W.

Published by Alfred A. Knopf, NY, 1963

(USA) Presumed 1st edition, 1963. No markings, wthe upper corner tips of pages have absorbed some moisture, no staining but the page tips are slightly wavy, the extreme upper corners of the cover have a faint water stain,otherwise about Very Good in unclipped Good dust jacket with DJ edges rubbed with small edge faults, and a tear and crease to the top edge of the backpanel and with faint water stain to upper corners of flap folds. DJ is in mylar sleeve. Handsome pattern cloth cover with gold lion figures, black cloth spine, [126]pp, colour frontis, 3 colour plates , 90 B&W photos and illus. This book records the contemporary re-creation of ancient Greek furniture, virtually ignored for centuries. Robsjohn-Gibbings, a furniture designer, spent more than 20 years studying and collecting design motifs found in vase paintings, terracottas, sculptured reliefs to re-create models that cover the range of Greek furniture from chairs (Klismoi) , stools (Diphroi), tables (Trapezai) , couches (Klini) , and chests (Kibotoi). Three fabrics were re-created to cover pillows and a mattress shown in this book. In 1936 the thirty-one-year-old Robsjohn-Gibbings relocated, from his native London, to New York, where he commissioned a young American cabinetmaker to construct six pieces of "Greek" furniture based on his British Museum drawings. It can be argued whether his re-creation are "authentic" but the designs whether "classical" or not have a elegant beauty in their own right. (2.6 JM LVR 201/b6 Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12". Seller Inventory # 04884

Bibliographic Details

Title: FURNITURE OF CLASSICAL GREECE
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, NY
Publication Date: 1963
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Good
Edition: 1st.