The Shaker Legacy: Perspectives on an Enduring Furniture Style
By Christian Becksvoort. The Taunton Press, 1998
Shaker furniture has influenced countless designers, myself included. This new
book looks also at the Shaker contributions in the fields of music, art, religion,
civil rights, and modern conveniences. An entire chapter deals with how their
designs and workmanship were a direct outgrowth of their religious beliefs. The
majority of the book is devoted to over 140 cases, tables and chairs, desks, built-ins,
beds, clocks, and smaller items. Examples of the full spectrum of early, classic
and Victorian pieces are explored, some never before photographed. Autographed,
of course.
"If your library has room for only one book on the Shakers and their furniture,
this is it." -Shaker Workshops.
$ 40.
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