ZRW Berlin
Literature on Furniture Styles
Over the years, I have collected quite a bit of specialized literature on furniture. Below you will find a small selection of books from my collection. These are generally available in stores. However, it is certainly possible that some of these books are now out of print, though they may still be found in used bookstores:
- Alexander Koch | Handbook of Modern Residential Culture: Vol.: The Gentlemen’s Room | Alexander Koch Publishing, Darmstadt 1921
- Orbis Verlag (ed.) | Handbook of Antique Furniture: Guide Cultura Mobili: Form, Style, Artists, Epochs | Munich 1997 | ISBN 3-572-00833-6
- Klaus-Peter Arnold | From Sofa Pillow to Urban Planning | Verlag der Kunst Dresden 1993 | ISBN 3364002525
- Albrecht Bangert (ed.) | Antiques: Furniture | Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, Munich 1976 | ISBN 3-453-52037-8
- Albert Bangert; Peter Ellenberg | Thonet Furniture | Heyne 1997 | ISBN 3453130472
- Albert Bangert; Peter Ellenberg | Thonet Furniture: Bentwood Classics from 1830–1930 | Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, Munich 1993 | ISBN 3-453-06656-1
- Albrecht Bangert | Heyne Antiques: Thonet Furniture | Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, Munich 1979 | ISBN 3-453-41307-7
- Battenberg | Art Auction Prices 1994/95 | Battenberg Verlag, Augsburg 1994 | ISBN 3-89441-181-3
- Deutscher Kunstverlag | Berlin Furniture Art | 2003 | ISBN 342206379X
- Thomas Boller; Werner Dubno | Zurich Furniture | NZZ Libro 2004 | ISBN 3038239887
- Philip Boyle | English Furniture: Styles and Cabinetmakers | Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, Munich 1998 | ISBN 3-453-13861-9
- Gitta Böth; Manfred Hartmann | Furniture: A Typology for Museums and Collections | Deutscher Kunstverlag, 2005 | ISBN 3422065121
- Mark Bridge | Desks: An Illustrated History of Furniture | Könnemann Verlag, Cologne 1996 | ISBN 3-89508-188-4
- Erich Brüggemann | Wood Inlay Work – Do-It-Yourself Intarsia | Callwey, Munich 1993 | ISBN 3-7667-1066-4
- Robert Bücheler | The Practical Cabinetmaker (Reprint from 1907) | Reprint Verlag Leipzig | ISBN 3-8262-0213-9
- Dieter Cwienk (ed.) | Wood: Nature, Myth, Technology | V.M.M. Verlag, Ternitz 1995 | ISBN 3-85226-030-2
- Lydia L. Dewiel | Heyne Antiques: Tables and Writing Desks | Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, Munich 1983 | ISBN 3-453-41568-X
- Renate Dolz | Heyne Antiques: A Guide to Furniture Styles | Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, Munich 1984 | ISBN 3-453-41012-2
- Wolfgang L. Eller | Classicist, Louis XVI, and Empire Furniture | Battenberg 2002 | ISBN 3894415169
- Wolfgang L. Eller | Writing Desks, 1700–1850: In Germany, Austria, and Switzerland | Michael Imhof Verlag, 2005 | ISBN 3865680410
- Gordon Fellows | Fellow’s Encyclopedia of English Antiques | Bechtermünz Verlag, 1991 | ISBN 3-927117-70-6
- Charlotte Fiell | 1000 Chairs | Taschen Verlag, 2005 | ISBN 382284103X
- Tim Forrest | How to Accurately Appraise Antique Furniture: Style Periods, Characteristics, Details | Bechtermünz Verlag, 1998 | ISBN 3-8289-2306-2
- Bettina Franz | 18th-Century French Furniture at Ludwigsburg Palace | K.F. Schimper-Verlag 1998 | ISBN 3877421318
- The Thonet Brothers | Bentwood Furniture | Vincentz Network (1999) | ISBN 388746396X
- Andrea Gleininger | Michael Thonet’s Coffeehouse Chair No. 14 | form Publishing, 1998 | ISBN 3-931317-30-7
- Grabner et al. | The Perfect Carpenter | Bohmann Verlag, Vienna 1971 | ISBN 3-7002-0299-7
- Erwin Gradmann | A History of Furniture Styles | Parkland Verlag, Stuttgart 1992 | ISBN 3-88059-671-9
- Dietmar Grieser | No Bed Like Any Other: Furniture That Made History | Amalthea Verlag, Vienna/Munich 1998
- Sonja Günther | Thonet Tubular Steel Furniture: Insert Catalog | Vitra Design Museum (2005) | ISBN 3980253937
- Rainer Haaff | Gründerzeit Furniture: Hardwood Furniture – Softwood Furniture | Battenberg Verlag, 1995 | ISBN 3-89441-225-9
- Katrin Heise | Biedermeier Secretaries from Saxony and Thuringia | VDG; 2001 | ISBN 3897392550
- Georg Himmelheber | Great Wonders – Small Furniture: Cassette Furniture from the Grothe Collection | J.H. Röll Verlag (2005) | ISBN 3897542374
- Georg Himmelheber | Iron Furniture: History, Forms, Techniques | C.H.Beck (1996) | ISBN 3406412912
- Carl Hanser (ed.) | The Heavenly Throne and the Rocking Chair: The History of Seating | 1993 | ISBN 3446173765
- Gerhard Hojer; Hans Ottomeyer | The Furniture of the Munich Residence (Vol. 1: 18th-Century French Furniture) | Prestel 1995 | ISBN 3791315919
- Gerhard Hojer; Hans Ottomeyer | The Furniture of the Munich Residence (Vol. 2: German Furniture, 16th–18th Centuries) | Prestel 1996 | ISBN 379131596X
- Michael Horsham | The Art of the Shakers | Könnemann Verlag, Cologne 1996 | ISBN 3-89508-190-6
- Anna L. Hübner | On the Bourgeoisification of Prussian Interior Design | dissertation.de (2004) | ISBN 3898258297
- Hermann Jedding | Beautiful Furniture: A Handbook for Collectors and Enthusiasts | dtv, Munich 1978 | ISBN 3-423-02853-X
- Vincentz Network | Art Nouveau: Furniture and Interior Design around 1900 | 1981 | ISBN 388746009X
- Heinz Kähne | Thonet Bentwood Classics | Rhein-Mosel-Verlag (1999) | ISBN 3929745704
- Constance King | Sofas: An Illustrated History of Furniture | Könnemann Verlag, Cologne 1996 | ISBN 3-89508-185-X
- Erich Klatt | The Construction of Antique Furniture: Form and Technique Through the Ages | Julius Hoffmann Publishers, 1977 | ISBN 3-87346-014-9
- Erich Klatt; Georg Himmelheber | The Construction of Antique Furniture | DVA 1998 | ISBN 3421031932
- Theodor Krauth; Franz Sales Meyer | The Carpenter’s Book (Reprint from 1902) | Bechtermünz Verlag, 1996 | ISBN 3-86047-424-3
- Heinrich Kreise; Georg Himmelheber | The Art of German Furniture (Vol. 3: Classicism to Art Nouveau) | C.H. Beck Verlag 1983 | ISBN 3406086675
- Brigitte Langer | The Furniture of the Munich Residence (Vol. 3: Empire, Biedermeier) | Prestel 1997 | ISBN 379131842X
- Brigitte Langer | The Furniture of Nymphenburg and Schleißheim Palaces | Prestel 2000 | ISBN 3791324306
- Othmar Leixner | Introduction to the History of Furniture (Reprint) | Furier Verlag, 1990 | ISBN 3-925037-49-7
- Arie van der Lemme | Art Deco: A Guide to Art Deco Styles | Merit Verlag, Hamburg 1990
- Lichtenstein Museum | Badminton Cabinet | Prestel Verlag (2007) | ISBN 3791335030
- Holger Lipps | Heyne Antiques: English Furniture | Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, 1984 | ISBN 3-453-41067-X
- Margot Lutze | A Guide to Antiques: Style, Value, and Authentication | Falken Verlag, 1977 | ISBN 3-8068-5057-7
- Gerdi Maierbacher-Legl | Chest and Cabinet | Deutscher Kunstverlag 1997 | ISBN 342206219X
- Rudolf Majonica | Kitchen Antiques | Bechtermünz Verlag, Augsburg 2000
- Martin Marquardt | Original or Fake: Evaluating Restored Furniture | Battenberg Verlag, 1998 | ISBN 3-89441-402-2
- H. Miehr | Practical Handbook of the Art of Lacquerwork, Gilding, Bronzing, Pickling, Dyeing, and Polishing (Reprint) | Theodor Schäfer Publishing, 1996 | ISBN 3-88746-336-6
- Ludwig Mies van der Rohe | Mies van der Rohe: Furniture and Buildings | Vitra Design Museum, 1998 | ISBN 3931936163
- Renate Moeller | Empire and Biedermeier Furniture | Deutscher Kunstverlag 2004 | ISBN 3422062386
- John Morley | European Furniture—From Antiquity to the Modern Era | Battenberg 2000 | ISBN 3894414839
- Museum of Applied Arts, Cologne | Furniture – From Gothic to Art Nouveau | Arnoldsche (1999) | ISBN 3925369082
- Gerd K. Nagel | Furniture: From the Renaissance to Art Nouveau | Battenberg Verlag, 1994 | ISBN 3-89441-146-5
- Eva B. Ottillinger | Imperial Court Furniture Collection: A Brief Guide | Vienna 2000 | ISBN 3-905168-19-0
- Hans Ottomeyer; Eva Langenstein | Braided Furniture and Biedermeier Furniture | Prestel 1991 | ISBN 3791310828
- Hans Ottomeyer; Alfred Ziffer | Furniture of the Neoclassical and New Objectivity Periods | Prestel 1993 | ISBN 3791312871
- Rudolf Pressler; Stefan Döbner | Biedermeier Furniture: Antiques Catalog 2001 | Battenberg | ISBN 3894415037
- Ernst Rettelbusch | Style Guide: Ornamentation, Furniture, Interior Design | Julius Hoffmann Publishers, 1954
- Shayne Rivers; Nick Umney | Conservation of Furniture | Routledge, 1998 | ISBN 0750609583
- Christian Schatt | Baroque and Rococo Furniture | Battenberg 2000 | ISBN 3894414723
- Leopold Schmidt; Armin Müller | Farmhouse Furniture in the Alpine Region | Pinguin Verlag, Innsbruck, 1982 | ISBN 3-716-2273-6
- Ellinor Schnaus-Lorey | Furniture Restoration: Styles, Materials, Techniques | Bassermann Verlag, 1998 | ISBN 3-8094-0507-8
- Bernhard Valta | The Basics of Antique Furniture | novum Verlag, 2008 | ISBN 3850222160
- Engelbert Wagner | Chests, Shelves, Four-Poster Beds. Traditional Furniture from Upper Franconia | 2000 | ISBN 3928648500
- Aidan Walker | Timber Trees: The New Compact Field Guide | Könnemann Verlag, 1998 | ISBN 3-8290-1302-7
- Simon Yates | Chairs: An Illustrated History of Furniture | Könnemann Verlag, 1996 | ISBN 3-89508-186-8
Preserving an original means preserving history.