LibGuides: THA 3399: Design for the Theatre: Books

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Books

Why use these: Use books for broad information about a topic, such as historical background, biographical information, or to fully understand the context of a specific research topic. All books listed are in the General Collection, which is on the Third Floor of the library. In addition to these books, you can search the library's catalog for your topic of interest. You may also browse the relevant sections of the library.

A. General Works
G. Geography, Anthropology, Recreation
H. Social Sciences
N. Fine Arts
T. Technology

Books

500 Chairs by Lark Books Staff (Created by); Ray Hemachandra; Craig Nutt
Call Number: TT197.5 .C45 A185 2008 (Joe Brown Collection, 3rd Floor)

ISBN: 9781579908720

Publication Date: 2008-05-06
The 1942 Sears Christmas Book by Roebuck and Co. Sears, Roebuck and Co.; Ben B. Judd (Introduction by)
Call Number: Joe Brown Coll. TS199 .S432 2019

ISBN: 9780486838007

Publication Date: 2019-09-18
All American Ads of the 60s. Ediz. Inglese, Francese e Tedesca by Jim Heimann, Stephen Heller
Call Number: Joe Brown Coll. HF5813 .U6 A155 2003

ISBN: 9783822824023

Publication Date: 2003-11-01
American Art Deco by Alastair Duncan
Call Number: Joe Brown Coll. N6512.5 .A7 D86 1986

ISBN: 0810918501

Publication Date: 1986-10-01
American Furniture by Helen Comstock
Call Number: Joe Brown Coll. NK2406 .C58 1962

ISBN: 9780916838287

Publication Date: 1980-09-01
American Wicker by Jeremy Adamson; Kit Latham (Photographer); Rizzoli
Call Number: Joe Brown Coll. NK2712.7 .A32 1993

ISBN: 0847816702

Publication Date: 1993-04-15
Antique Furniture and Decorative Accessories by Thomas Arthur Strange
Call Number: Joe Brown Coll. NK2043 .S85 2000

ISBN: 0486412245

Publication Date: 2000-10-16
The Architecture of Country Houses by Andrew J. Downing; J. S. Johnson (Introduction by)
Call Number: Joe Brown Coll. NA7561 .D75 1969

ISBN: 9780486220031

Publication Date: 1969-06-01
The Art of the Painted Finish for Furniture and Decoration by Isabel O'Neil
Call Number: Joe Brown Coll. TT305 .O64 1971

ISBN: 0688060706

Publication Date: 1980-01-01
Biedermeier by Werner Hofmann; Christian Witt-Dörring (Contribution by); Hans Ottomeyer; Wolfgang Häusler (Contribution by); Laurie Stein
Call Number: Joe Brown Coll. N6465 .B5 O88 2006

ISBN: 9783775717960

Publication Date: 2006-09-15
Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer's Guide by George Hepplewhite
Call Number: Joe Brown Coll. TT196 .H4 1969

ISBN: 0486221830

Publication Date: 2012-09-19
Chairs by Charlotte Fiell; Peter Fiell
Call Number: Joe Brown Coll. NK2715 .F473 2001

ISBN: 3822855073

Publication Date: 2001-03-29
The Complete Book of Paint by David A. Carter; Charles Hemming (Text by)
Call Number: Joe Brown Coll. TT305 .C29 2002

ISBN: 9781586637057

Publication Date: 2002-08-01
Cowboy High Style by Elizabeth C. Flood
Call Number: Joe Brown Coll. NK2423 .F57 1992

ISBN: 9780879054830

Publication Date: 1992-11-01
Decorate a Doll's House by Michal Morse
Call Number: Joe Brown Coll. TT175.3 .M672 2000

ISBN: 9781558219724

Publication Date: 2000-03-01
Decorative Designs by Graham Rust
Call Number: Joe Brown Coll. TT385 .R87 1999

ISBN: 0821226576

Publication Date: 2000-03-01
Dollhouse Style by Kath Dalmeny
Call Number: Joe Brown Coll. TT175.3 .D34 2002

ISBN: 9780762413256

Publication Date: 2002-09-09
The Encyclopedia of Furniture by Joseph Aronson
Call Number: Joe Brown Coll. NK2205 .A7 1965

ISBN: 0517037351

Publication Date: 1961-12-13
Fifties Furniture by Leslie Pina
Call Number: Joe Brown Coll. NK2397 .P56 2000

ISBN: 0764309854

Publication Date: 2000-03-24
Furniture by Adriana Boidi Sassone; Elisabeth Cozzi; Andrea Disertori; Massimo Griffo; Taschen
Call Number: Joe Brown Coll. NK2235 .B65 1988

ISBN: 3822865176

Publication Date: 2005-05-27
Furniture by Judith Miller
Call Number: Joe Brown Coll. NK2235 .M54 2005

ISBN: 9780756613402

Publication Date: 2005-09-19
Furniture Made in America, 1875-1905 by Richard Dubrow; Eileen Dubrow
Call Number: Joe Brown Coll. TS887 .D8 1982

ISBN: 0916838668

Publication Date: 1982-09-01
Furniture Treasury by Wallace Nutting
Call Number: Joe Brown Coll. NK2406 .N732 1928b v.1/2

ISBN: 0025909800

Publication Date: 1954-10-01
Hints on Household Taste by Charles L. Eastlake
Call Number: Joe Brown Coll. NK1968 .E3 1986

ISBN: 0486250466

Publication Date: 1986-02-01
An Illustrated History of Interior Decoration by Mario Praz
Call Number: Joe Brown Coll. NK1710 .P713 1982b

ISBN: 9780500233580

Publication Date: 2008-11-17
Josef Hoffmann by Christian Will-Doerring
Call Number: Joe Brown Coll. NK946 .H63 A4 2006

ISBN: 9783791337104

Publication Date: 2006-11-01
Modern Furniture Classics by Miriam Stimpson
Call Number: Joe Brown Coll. NK2385 .S74 1987

ISBN: 0823073769

Publication Date: 1987-07-01
Neo-Classical Furniture Designs by Thomas King
Call Number: Joe Brown Coll. NK2542 .K5 A4 1995

ISBN: 9780486282893

Publication Date: 1995-09-11
The New Fine Points of Furniture by Albert Sack
Call Number: Joe Brown Coll. NK2406 .S292 1993

ISBN: 9780517588208

Publication Date: 1993-11-02
Period Rooms in the Metropolitan Museum of Art by James Parker; Metropolitan Museum of Art Staff
Call Number: Joe Brown Coll. NK2110 .P47 1996

ISBN: 9780870998058

Publication Date: 1996-08-01
Regency Style by Steven Parissien
Call Number: Joe Brown Coll. NK928 .P375 1996

ISBN: 0714834548

Publication Date: 1996-04-25
The Secular Furniture of E. W. Godwin by Susan Weber
Call Number: Joe Brown Coll. NA997 .G6 A4 1999a

ISBN: 9780300081596

Publication Date: 1999-12-11
Sotheby's Concise Encyclopedia of Furniture by Christopher Payne (Editor)
Call Number: Joe Brown Coll. NK2235 .S68 1989

ISBN: 0060161418

Publication Date: 1989-11-01
Star Pieces by David Linley; Charles Cator; Helen Chislett
Call Number: Joe Brown Coll. NK2231 .L565 2009

ISBN: 9781580932592

Publication Date: 2009-11-17
Stickley Craftsman Furniture Catalogs by Gustav Stickley; L. Stickley; J. G. Stickley; David M. Cathers (Introduction by)
Call Number: Joe Brown Coll. TS887 .S89 1979

ISBN: 0486238385

Publication Date: 1979-10-01
The Tasteful Interlude by William Seale
Call Number: Quarto NK2003.5 .S42

ISBN: 0275438406

Publication Date: 1975-01-01
Victorian Cabinet-Maker's Assistant by Blackie and Son Staff; J. Gloag (Introduction by)
Call Number: Joe Brown Coll. NK2530 .C3 1970

ISBN: 9780486223537

Publication Date: 1970-06-01
The White House by Betty C. Monkman; Bruce White (Photographer); Michelle Obama (Foreword by)
Call Number: Joe Brown Coll. NK2438 .W37 M66 2014

ISBN: 9780789211798

Publication Date: 2014-04-08