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, lavishly illustrated in great detail, with 24 color plates.