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... Chair . Of all furniture forms , the chair may be the most interesting . While most other forms ( except the bed ) are intended to support objects , the chair supports man . The term chair is used here in the widest sense , from stool ...
... Chair . Of all furniture forms , the chair may be the most interesting . While most other forms ( except the bed ) are intended to support objects , the chair supports man . The term chair is used here in the widest sense , from stool ...
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Two major Chinese chair forms The Romans adopted the Greek chair ; a number of stat- ues of seated Romans show several examples of a heavier and apparently somewhat more crudely constructed klis- mos . Both types , the light and the ...
Two major Chinese chair forms The Romans adopted the Greek chair ; a number of stat- ues of seated Romans show several examples of a heavier and apparently somewhat more crudely constructed klis- mos . Both types , the light and the ...
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... chair Alongside the French Rococo chair and the best English chairs in walnut and mahogany , the more countrified stick - back chair was relatively unaffected by the stylistic changes of the day . Originally a medieval form , known ...
... chair Alongside the French Rococo chair and the best English chairs in walnut and mahogany , the more countrified stick - back chair was relatively unaffected by the stylistic changes of the day . Originally a medieval form , known ...
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