--- Judith Kirk <kirk@ucs5.cc.wmich.edu> wrote:
> Hoho! I got a catalog in the mail with yet another cool medieval
> furniture book in it. This one's written by the same authors who did
> Constructing Medieval Furniture, the cool book that FLEW out of
> Pennsic last year and this year...
>
> This one is called "Medieval Furniture: plans and instructions for
> historical reproductions" by Daniel Diehl and Mark Donnelly. Izzybin
> (ISBN) 0-8117-2854-4 $19.95 paperback, published by Stackpole Books.
A reader-review from Amazon.com:
"Unfortunately, this edition repeats many of the inaccuracies of the
first book. If you are an experienced woodworker, the measured drawings
and photos are useful; but ignore the so-called historical notes. A
number of the projects are reconstructions of reconstructions, so there
are many leaps of faith that the design is authentic. For accurate
information on period furniture joinery, decoration, etc., see Victor
Chinnery's book "Oak Furniture, the British Tradition." For information
on how to build furniture using hand tools in a period fashion, see Roy
Underhill's "Woodwright" series of books."
Buyer beware!
Ulrich
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