This is the complete new edition of volumes 1 and 2 of Viollet-le-Duc's Dictionary of Furniture covering the following catagories: furniture. utensils.implements.equipment, musical instruments, metalwork, the private life of the feudal nobility (the way they made their furniture), pasttimes (jousting, the tournament, hunting. games). This is a fantastic documentation. lavishlv illustrated in areat - detail, with 24 color plates.