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Pine World  - http://www.antiquesbulletin.com/abonline/pineworld/index.html  Published twice a year, a buyers guide for antique and reproduction pine furniture.  Wallace Nutting Library  - http://www.wallacenuttinglibrary.com/index.htm  Features photographs of Nutting's turn of the century furniture as well as information on his prints.  Purchasing Antique or Reproduction Chinese Furniture  - http://www.imperialtours.net/furniture.htm  Information for purchasing Chinese furniture in China. Includes style categories, types of wood, and tips for buyers.  Material Culture  - http://www.stfx.ca/people/lstanley/Material/Guidelines.htm  Guidelines and questions when studying antique furniture. Includes lists of resources and use of marks.  Pull Up a Chair  - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/roadshow/tips/chairs.html  Chair collecting tips from Antiques Roadshow.  Arts and Crafts in Furniture Design  - http://www.cl.utoledo.edu/canaday/artsandcrafts/furniture.html  Examines the impact of the Arts and Crafts movement on furniture. Includes selected item descriptions.  A Brief History of Medieval European Joinery  - http://www.medievalwoodworking.com/articles/joinery.html  Illustrated article includes resources on English and European furniture joinery.  Windsor Chair Resources  - http://www.windsorchairresources.com/  Includes Windsor chair references, chairmaker tools and tips for the chairmaker and collector.  Arts and Crafts, Craftsman or Mission Antiques  - http://www.ragtime.org/miss/index.html  Detailed study of the Arts and Crafts movement in furniture and design.  Tribu-Design  - http://www.tribu-design.com/  Database of 20th century furniture, lighting, interior and industrial design.  Andy's Antiques  - http://members.tripod.com/a.whitton/web_page.html  Features pictures of the antique furniture he has collected and tips for collectors.  Thames Valley Antique Dealers Association  - http://www.tvada.co.uk  Antiques and fine art dealers in the Thames Valley area of Oxfordshire selling a diverse range of English, European, and Oriental antiques.  Chronology - The British Period  - http://www.netcomuk.co.uk/~mckinley/chron.htm  A list of British antique periods, showing period appellation, British Monarch, date of Reign and list a of world antique styles.  History of Furniture Timeline  - http://www.maltwood.uvic.ca/hoft/timeline.html  Timeline of furniture styles ranging from the 17th to 20th centuries.  Centennial or Colonial?  - http://www.si.edu/oahp/spq/spn96s3.htm  Essay on reproduction colonial furniture made in 1876 for the American centennial celebration.  Substyles of Nineteenth Century Furniture  - http://www.si.edu/oahp/spq/spq94u8.htm  Brief chronology and description of American furniture styles.  From Furniture Factory to Funeral Home  - http://www.si.edu/oahp/spq/spq95sf6.htm  Essay examining the connection between American furniture making and coffin making.  Modern Terms  - http://www.decorativearts.com/glossary.html  Glossary of 20th century styles and periods.  Furniture Glossary  - http://www.qualityfurnituremarket.com/glossary.html  Terminology used concerning antique furniture.  Identifying Period Hardware  - http://www.win.net/~larrivee/hardware_history.html  Illustrated examples and descriptions of antique furniture hardware.  Furniture and Woodworking  - http://www.mhsc.ca/index.asp?content=http://www.mhsc.ca/encyclopedia/contents/F88ME.html  Examines early Mennonite furniture and cabinetmakers. Includes bibliography.  American Decorative Arts - The Metropolitan Museum of Art  - http://www.metmuseum.org/collections/department.asp?dep=1  Outlines their vast collection of American decorative art, including furniture, silver, glass, pewter, ceramics, and textiles.  Gustav Stickley and Stickley Furniture  - http://anc.gray-cells.com/p_gs.html  Brief history of their impact on the Arts and Crafts movement.  Sotheby's  - http://search.sothebys.com/jsps/live/dept/DeptTopicArea.jsp?key=d001&name=Furniture+and+Decorative+Arts  Offers an overview of upcoming auctions featuring furniture and decorative arts.  Masterpiece School of Furniture  - http://www.masterpieceschool.com/  Teaches the philosophy and classic form of 17th and 18th century furniture making. Overview of school and courses, photos of students at work, portfolio and instructor biography.  Early American Antiques  - http://www2.lib.udel.edu/usered/elunch/fall2000/antiq/antiq.htm  Resource site for early American antique furniture and accessories. Includes links to museums, publications, prices, reference booklist, reproductions, shows & auction calendars, and antiques markets.  Florida Furniture Collection  - http://dhr.dos.state.fl.us/museum/collections/furniture/  Highlights of the collection of Florida's Division of Historical Resources. Includes photographs, descriptions, and discussion.  Furniture Styles and Periods  - http://www.iserv.net/~plucas/styles.htm  Directory of selected antique furniture resources.  Dictionary of Common Furniture Terms  - http://www.rosefurniture.com/0503/features/terms.htm  Selective glossary of furniture and design terms.