18th century authorship of the bookcase

Early 18th century bookcases 19 for sale at 1stdibs. As abigail williams tells us in the social life of books, 18thcentury england was a heyday. Mar 25, 2020 a late 17th early 18th century herring band strung figured walnut bureau bookcase of narrow proportions, the bureau with finely fitted stepped interior above a well and two short and two long graduated drawers to the front fitted fretcut shaped brass handle and escutcheon plates on later bracket feet. The striking geometric exterior features complex mudejar or spanishislamic designs. Shop early 18th century bookcases at 1stdibs, the premier resource for antique and modern case pieces and storage cabinets from the worlds best dealers. The author and bookseller emma straub found orloff through rachel. It focuses not on authorial selfpresentation or selfrevelation but on an authors interactions with booksellers, collaborators, rivals, correspondents, patrons, and.

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The interior walls of many european libraries of the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries were lined with wooden bookshelves, some heavily ornamented, some offering attached desks or lecterns. Because dried parchment tends to assume the form it had before processing, the books were fitted with clasps or straps. When academics speak of the historical william shakespeare they are. The top ten reasons shakespeare did not write shakespeare. Lot 629 18th century mahogany chippendale bookcase. Authorship in the long eighteenth century university of. Bookcase, piece of furniture fitted with shelves, often enclosed by glass doors, to hold books. Apr 16, 2020 ill be especially looking forward to the swept to sea readathon coming to a blog near you hint, hint.

Simpli home draper solid hardwood 64 inch x 35 inch mid century modern wide bookcase and storage. Bookcases range from small, low models the height of a table to high models reaching up to ceiling height. Still, ikeas shelves and cabinets, especially its iconic billy bookcase, are among. The fall flap enclosed writing surface and fitted interior and surrounded by a.

This antique walnut bureau bookcase is of a lovely small size. A portuguese neoclassical mahogany bookcase cabinet late 18th. This extraordinary deskhalf of a matching pairis a remarkable example of furniture from viceregal mexico. These attempts were most successful as in the hands of the english cabinetmakers of the second half of the eighteenth century. Library, early gustavian style, eighteenth century swedish manor. My blog readers may be aware that im a historical nut over the sinking of the titanic i.

No american furniture form has received more attention than the blockfront deskandbookcase with carved shells on the fallboard and bookcase doors fig. A bookcase, or bookshelf, is a piece of furniture with horizontal shelves, often in a cabinet, used to store books or other printed materials. Fashioning authorship in the long eighteenth century stylish. An impressive rare form 19th century bureau bookcase. During the first half of the 18th century, the back plates were hammered with punch work for an engraved appearance. The top of the bookcase has an ornately shaped and carved pediment, above a single arched mirror door, opening to reveal a fully fitted interior which is also profusely decorated with chinoiserie. An early american bookcase on chest late 18th century, two door glazed cherry bookcase on 4drawer mahogany base, cock beaded edging. A few years ago, the writer ron chernow, in need of shelving for his new york city. Authorship in the eighteenth century oxford handbooks.

Darnton explains how the book traveled from the author, through the publisher. The best books published during the 18th century january 1st, 1701 through december 31st 1800. Theres a temptation, of course, to mutter the names dickens, tolstoy, and twain and assume youve covered the 19th centurybut a deeper dive proves the novel was alive and well in the 1800s. Antique walnut bureau bookcase hingstons antiques dealers. The bail and loop of queen anne style required 2 cotter pins. Buy victorian bookcases 1837 1901 and get the best deals at the lowest prices on ebay. As early as 19, luke vincent lockwood proclaimed that such examples are probably as fine pieces of cabinet work as are found in the. George iii mahogany secretary with bookcase 18th century, with a dentillated overhanging cornice, the upper case with a pair of framed and paneled blind doors, the base with a slant lid opening to a fitted interior, above a pair of cabinets, the sides mounted with large brass handles. Bookcases are used in private homes, public and university libraries, offices and bookstores. Find out more about the greatest 18th century british writers, including lord byron, jane austen, william blake, thomas paine and william wordsworth. Base with 18th century elements, newer top and interior.

Best books of the 18th century 340 books goodreads. This article looks at different questions facing authorship in the eighteenth century, from the widespread use of anonymity and its consequences. Descriptions of revolving bookcases have been found in 8th and 9th century chinese texts. Aug 02, 2017 the fifty books on this list were all published more than a hundred years ago, and yet remain fresh and exhilarating reads. See more ideas about antique furniture, secretary desks and furniture. Carved bookcase in victorian bookcases 1837 1901 secretaire bookcase. This book deals with changing conditions and conceptions of authorship in the long eighteenth century, a period often said to have witnessed the birth of the modern author. Most eighteenthcentury texts appeared without the authors proper name on the. Great savings free delivery collection on many items. Book agent in the morning, carpenter in the afternoon the new. Constructed from thick cuts of solid mahogany boasting a rich patina. There was an elizabethan actor by the name of william shaxper or shakspere born in stratforduponavon, england. A fine quality mid 18th century well figured mahogany secretaire bookcase, in the manner of gillows of lancaster, having moulded cornice and geometric astragal glazed doors, above secretaire drawer with satinwood interior and panelled doors below, flanked by narrow graduated drawers supported on plinth base. Ct3012iv canvas legged open bookcase ivory cv935408100, c408935.

Fine 18th century english secretary bookcase in two parts. Find a bookcase 19th century with antiques in france. European literature of the 18th century refers to literature poetry, drama, satire, and novels produced in europe during this period. The book covers were made of wood and covered with leather. Dec 29, 2012 library, early gustavian style, eighteenth century swedish manor. Apr 11, 2014 shakespeares scholar tramp in a small series of sheds in sussex an 19th century joker and eccentric hoarded the evidence that reconciles shakespeare the playwright with shakespeare the man. This antique walnut bureau bookcase was made in the late 19th century. An early 18th century walnut bureau bookcase with mirrored doors to upper section restored. Departments 20th and 21st century art and design antiquities asian art books and manuscripts carpets and tapestries ceramics, porcelain and glass decorative arts and clocks estates and private collections european and american furniture garden furniture and statuary jewelry and watches natural history paintings, prints and photographs silver. During the later middle ages, when public libraries appeared, up to the 18th century, books were often chained to a bookshelf or a desk to prevent theft. The 18th century saw the development of the modern novel as literary genre, in fact many candidates for the first novel in english date from this period, of which daniel defoe s 1719 robinson crusoe is probably the best known. Care is taken to ensure that any statements as to authorship, attribution.

Lyon cited the designs of thomas chippendale, george hepplewhite, and thomas sheraton in the colonial furniture of new england boston and new york. An 18th century oak bookcase section with glazed door and adjustable shelves, 83cm wide. The projecting base with two panelled doors, raised on bracket feet. I viewed over 20,000 images from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. One view of the author in eighteenth and nineteenthcentury britain held that poetic genius could reside in the lady or gentleman of fashion. English 18th century style slant front desk with bookcase.