The Evolution of the Chair (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Evolution of the Chair The study of this, therefore, gives us an insight into the tastes, man ners, and customs of many peoples. Although the forms and orna ments of the chair may not always refer to the style of building, yet investigation will show that they have in a general way corresponded to the prevailing architecture of the period, and that in progress or retrogression their styles have kept an even pace with it. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.