Subject index
The descriptions of antique furniture often contain words that are not very familiar in everyday life. Some technical terms from carpentry, architecture or art history are therefore briefly explained in the following list.
Acanthus - Alabaster - Application - Arabesque - Ash
Balustrade - Bandelwerk - Baroque - Bastionsfüllungen - Biedermeier - Birch - Biscuit
Capital - Caryatid - Cherry - Coinribbon - Column - Cornice
Directoire and Consulate
Ebonise - Ebony - Empire - Enamel
Facet cut - Fadenintarsie - Feston - Fillet - Fillet-tape - Fireshading - Fischgrät - Fitsche - Fitting - Flechtband - Flooring - Fluting - Fold - Foldingstar - Frieze
Gallery - Gründerzeit
Halfpillar
Ink - Intarsie - Ivory
Linden - Lisene - Lyre
Mahogany - Marquetry - Masonry marquetry - Mother of pearl
Oak - Ornamental ribbon
Palmette - Pear - Perlstab - Pilaster - Pine - Pitched roof - Plinthe
Risalit - Rocaille - Rococo - Rolleauverschluss - Rosette - Rosewood
Sabot - Schlagleiste - Shaft - Spätbiedermeier - Spruce / Fir - Stilmöbel - Stollenbauweise
Tooth frieze - Traverse - Tripartite
Velarium - Volute
Walnut - Würfelmarketerie
Zarge - Zopfstil
Pilaster
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.
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Klassizismus / Zopfstil / Louis XVI
In Germany, early classicism is referred to as "Zopfstil", a style designation that came about due to the modern men's hairstyles that were prevalent at the time. Generally, this epoch is referred to as Louis XVI.
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