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‎Furniture Collections in the Louvre. Volume I: Middle Ages, Renaissance, 17th-18th Centuries (Ebénisterie), 19th Century. Volume II: Chairs and Consoles (Menuiserie), 17th and 18th Centuries. 2 vols‎

‎Alcouffe, Danile ; Anne Dion-Tenenbaum ; Amaury Lefebure & Bill Pallot: Furniture Collections in the Louvre. Volume I: Middle Ages, Renaissance, 17th-18th Centuries (Ebénisterie), 19th Century. Volume II: Chairs and Consoles (Menuiserie), 17th and 18th Centuries. 2 vols. Dijon: Faton, 2002. Volume I: 354pp with 118 colour pages and over 200 colour illustrations. Volume II: 210pp with 58 colour pages and 95 colour illustrations. Hardback. 30x23cms. This richly illustrated set is the first publication to catalogue fully the magnificent furniture collection in the Louvre. Volumes I provides a brief history of the collection and an analysis of the features particular to each period or style. Concentrating on 18th-century furniture by 'ébénistes' (cabinet-makers), each style is presented in a separate chapter, focusing on the most representative craftsmen, from Boulle, Cressent and B.V.R.B. to Oeben, Riesener and Martin Carlin. Volume II focuses on 17th- and 18th-century furniture (mostly chairs) by 'menuisiers' (joiners). With bibliography, index of names.Reprint of 1993 edition.‎

‎This richly illustrated set is the first publication to catalogue fully the magnificent furniture collection in the Louvre. Volumes I provides a brief history of the collection and an analysis of the features particular to each period or style. Concentrating on 18th-century furniture by 'ébénistes' (cabinet-makers), each style is presented in a separate chapter, focusing on the most representative craftsmen, from Boulle, Cressent and B.V.R.B. to Oeben, Riesener and Martin Carlin. Volume II focuses on 17th- and 18th-century furniture (mostly chairs) by 'menuisiers' (joiners). With bibliography, index of names.Reprint of 1993 edition. Text in English‎