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The characteristics of comfort and elegance, as well as function, became the driving forces behind the furniture of this age. The Oak was still the primary wood used, and carving the primary decorative motif. As was the case from the beginning, furniture design was very much influenced by political and social factors of the time. Narrow tables with a bench on one side were not so much a design statement as a reflection of a host’s need to sit with his back to a wall in order to feel secure from enemies or roving bandits. So much for the design.

in Europe. each locale-England, France, Holland, Italy, Spain, the cities of the Far East-contributed regional twists to the furniture produced by their craftsmen. The great tides of change had a subtle but powerful influence on how furniture was designed in all these periods until now. See the list on our resources page below

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