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The Chair:

Its Origins, Design, and Social History
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A. S. Barnes, 1967 - Chairs - 221 pages

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Contents

The Chair
13
Posture and Design
16
BCAD 13oo
22
Copyright

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The chair, its origins, design, and social history
The chair, its origins, design, and social history
John Gloag
Snippet view - 1967
The chair, its origins, design, and social history
The chair, its origins, design, and social history
John Gloag
Snippet view - 1967

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TitleThe Chair: Its Origins, Design, and Social History
AuthorJohn Gloag
Editionreprint
PublisherA. S. Barnes, 1967
Original fromthe University of Michigan
Digitized27 May 2009
Length221 pages
  
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