The Alice Vail Middle School’s page on Elizabethan Society.
Includes sections of links on housing and furniture, fashion, literature and more.
Also a page of links on William Shakespeare and Elizabethan England.
And a Big Pond user’s links page.
Archive for May, 2007
Delphi & Greek Houses
Links to resources on the Delphi archaeological site, ancient Greek houses, education in ancient Greece, and theatre history, from Acadia University in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada, – Delphi & Greek Houses.
Main Historical Styles
The Family Consumer Science Interior Design page from Waxahachie Independent High School in Texas. http://www.hs.wisd.org/LIBRARY/family_consumer_science.htm.
Futon Life’s primer for retailers and sales assistants on the history of furniture.
Interior Design Sources
St Louis Community College page on specialized sources for interior design and furniture research – http://www.stlcc.edu/lsdocs/intdes.html.
Plus a discussion on A History of Interior Design.
Links for various design eras including Art Deco, Victorian, 60’s design, Bauhaus, Arts and crafts, French Provincial, Art Nouveau, Edwardian, 70’s design.
Colonial Revival Dining Set
Details of an extension table with pedestal bases that are copies of Georgian English tables from the 18th century, possibly in the style of Duncan Phyfe. Made from veneered mahogany on the table tops and chair splats while the pedestals and chair frames are made of gum which is stained to look like mahogany.
From http://www.mayhill-publications.com/dcforum/DCForumID12/71.html.
Furniture History
A K12 teacher’s page on furniture styles at Bloomington Public Schools.
Includes links to general sites about furniture history as well as some specific pages on Arts and Crafts, Victoria & Albert Museum, London, Art Deco, and French furniture. At http://fcweb.bloomington.k12.mn.us/~cvanblar/furniturestyles.
Ancient Pompeii Houses
Description and information on ancient Pompeii houses including floor plans, interior and walls and floors, and finally furniture. Includes some of the best links to existing resources on ancient Pompeiian houses.
Ancient Greek Architecture
Comprehensive and detailed look at both interior and exterior architecture of ancient Greece.
Sections include:
- Achitecture Defined
- Houses of Ancient Greece
- Furniture of Ancient Greece
- Golden Mean
- Columns in Greek Architecture
- Famous Buildings of Ancient Greece
- Pictures of Ancient Greek Architecture
- Parthenon, Temple of Athena at Athens
- Resources for further Study with Links
- Ask a Question about Ancient Greek Architecture
- Questions and Answers about Ancient Greek Architecture
Additionally an Ancient Greece Project Links page from the
Social Studies Information of the Van Antwerp Media Center, includes section on houses and furniture.
Queen Anne Living Room Set
The entire Queen Anne living room furniture set has two end tables, a large couch, love seat and coffee table. In Ithica. http://ithaca.craigslist.org/fur/335166490.html.
Ancient Egypt History
A classic resource, although not updated in some time, Teacher Oz’s Ancient Egypt History page.
Contains a huge list of links to sites in the categories of timelines, in a nutshell, Nubia, Pyramids, Mummies, & Tombs, the Nile and agriculture, Hieroglyphics and the Rosettta Stone, women, pre-dynastic Egypt, kings and pharaohs, temples and palaces, daily life, philosophy and religion, the military, science and maths, maps and images, art and architecture, the Amarna period, Alexander the Great, and more.
Also the Egyptian Elements links page.
An Internet Hotlist on Ancient Egypt, includes sections on Fashion and Furnishings.
Description of Chairs
A brief introduction to description of chairs at University of Puget Sound.
Includes breakdown of chair anatomy, usage, style and design elements.
