Furniture and Draperies After the Era of Jane Austen: Ackermann's Repository of Arts - Paperback

by Jody Gayle (Author)

Furniture and Draperies After the Era of Jane Austen is a comprehensive source for the illustrations published in one of the most influential periodicals of the time - Ackermann's Repository of Arts. There are nearly a hundred exquisite illustrations which are accompanied by the original descriptions, as published almost two hundred years ago. Furniture and Draperies After the Era of Jane Austen covers eight years of fashion in the Georgian period. (1821-1828)Interior designers, researchers, authors and historical London lovers will all treasure these authentic examples of furniture and draperies.

Author Biography

JODY GAYLE, bestselling author and researcher, likens her work to that of a literary archeologist rather than a traditional author. She is dedicated to unearthing publications of the past, and sharing these long-forgotten books... the jewels and riches of the written word. She has uncovered tens of thousands of old publications from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries and wants to bring them to life, and send her readers traveling back in time.