CONTENT

vii Preface to the Third Edition
1 A: Aalto stool to azulejos
15 B: Babylonia to Byzantine
35 C: cabbage rose to cypress chest
63 D: Dacron to Dynel
71 E: eagle to eye
77 F: Fabrilite to Futurism
87 G: gabardine to gypsum board
95 H: H hinge to hypostyle hall
103 I: I beam to ivy
107 J: jabot to jute
109 K: kakemono to kylix
113 L: label to lyre-back chair
121 M: Macassar to myrtle burl
131 N: nacre to nylon
135 0: oak to oysterwood
139 P: pad foot to pyroxylin
Contents
155 Q: qibla to quysshen
157 R: rabbet to ryokan
165 S: saber legs to synthetic resins
185 T: tabaret to tympanum
197 U: UBC to Utrecht velvet
199 V: V-match to Vycron
205 W: Wachstuch-Tapete to Wyzenbeek test
211 XYZ: X-frame chair to zoophorus
Appendices
217 Appendix 1: Designers and Architects
251 Appendix 2: Organizations and Associations
255 Appendix 3: Graphic and Space Standards
319 Appendix 4: Tables
Table 1: Carpet Construction Categories
Table 2: Textile Fibers
Table 3: Floor Covering
Table 4: Wood Finishes
Table 5: Woods
327 Bibliography