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Furniture history, the journal of the furniture history society, is an extensively illustrated scholarly journal issued annually to members only. Particular attention is devoted to the most distinguished artistsdesigners, as well as to the stories of furniture manufacturers and institutions. Functional art by this into that includes bookshelves and cases made of, well, old books. A global view covers the major historical movements in furniture design from prehistoric periods through contemporary times and includes parts of the world that traditional history books ignore or underserve, such as africa and china. Im 77 now and wonder who to leave it to in my will.
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