Louis XIV, regency, rococo, neoclassical, empire, art nouveau, and historicist pastiche: furniture styles march across French history as regimes rise and fall. In this extraordinary social history, Leora Auslander explores the changing meaning of furniture from the mid-seventeenth to the early twentieth century, revealing how the aesthetics of everyday life were as integral to political events as to economic and social transformations. Enriched by Auslander's experience as a cabinetmaker, this work demonstrates how furniture served to represent and even generate its makers' and consumers' identities.
About the AuthorLeora Auslander is Associate Professor of History and Director of the Center for Gender Studies at the University of Chicago.
Book InformationISBN 9780520213654
Author Leora AuslanderFormat Paperback
Page Count 526
Imprint University of California PressPublisher University of California Press
Weight(grams) 816g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 36mm