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 Furniture History, the journal of the Furniture History Society, is an extensively illustrated scholarly journal issued annually to members only. It is the only journal devoted to the history of furniture from all parts of the world and is internationally recognized as authoritative. Subjects range from the work of individual makers and designers to aspects of interior decoration, domestic economy and trade practice. Contributions have been made by the foremost scholars in the field, including Edward Joy on the overseas trade, Robert C. Smith on Portuguese furniture, Helena Hayward on the designs of John Linnell, Georg Himmelheber on nineteenth century German furniture, Geoffrey de Bellaigue on the patronage of George IV, Svend Eriksen on neo-classical furniture, Morrison H. Hecksher on Philadelphia Chippendale, and Pierre Verlet on Parisian upholsterers. From time to time, single issues devoted to individual subjects or notable
articles published in special editions for sale to the public. Examples include
Penelope Eames on medieval furniture (1977), Peter Thornton and Maurice Tomlin
on the furniture of Ham House (1980), Francis Bamford on Edinburgh furniture
(1983) and Pat Kirkham on the London furniture trade (1988). In 1982, Furniture
History contained the entirety of The Cabinetmakers’ London Book of Prices,
1793 and the 1998 issue was given over to Martin Levy’s study on Napoleon’s
houses and furniture on St. Helena. Click here to download a list of articles in
the 2007 issue of Furniture History. (PDF, 25.3Kb)
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