Browse by Subject

Efacsimile titles are chosen to complement topics in 18th – early 19th century American material culture. Publications from earlier and later time periods and other geographical regions are also selectively provided for context and contrast. To investigate books by topic, we suggest the following groupings (arranged chronologically)

• Architecture and Building

   

• Bird Illustration and Natural History

   

• Botanical Illustration

   

• Ceramics

   

• China—influence and Chinoiserie

   

• Classical antiquity—influence

   

• Drawing/painting instruction manuals

   

• Furniture and decorative objects

   

• Gardens and garden architecture

   

• Home interiors

   

• Japan—influence

   

• Metalwork

   

• Ornament and decorative influences

   

• Printed in America before 1900

   

• Work and behavior

   

• World’s Fair exhibition catalogs