Biedermeier bookcase

In Biedermeier furniture making, attention is paid to straight lines and a strictly cubist design style. Carefully selected and mirrored veneers now provide the design of the surface. Sparingly placed columns and recessed key plates made of ebony loosen up the flatness.

A pilaster is a wall pillar used instead of a voluminous column, which can be found on the pilasters of antique cupboards and chests of drawers.

The Schinkel roof or Schinkel gable is the triangular gable that we often find as the upper end of Biedermeier furniture.

Marquetry is the term used to describe a picture made up of individual pieces of veneer. These can be figurative pictures or ornamental ones, such as the bandelwerk from the Baroque period.

A rosette is an ornament in the shape of a flower that is often found on antique furniture as an appliqué carved from wood or cast in bronze.

Very clear reference work for Biedermeier furniture from Germany and the Danube Monarchy. Well sorted furniture catalogue, background knowledge is conveyed in an understandable and interesting way.