I’m very sorry this is so late. I had some family things to deal with since Friday and was not able to complete everything on time. So it’s now furniture Sunday! (one time only) I am going to try to have Furniture Friday the third Friday of every month. I you don’t want to miss out subscribe to my feed.

The Bookshelf

When people first started writing words down they did not store these documents on shelves, they put them into cases and carried these cases with them. The cases were made of animal skin or wood. Eventually as the collections of these documents grew usually in wealthy homes or religious centers these cases were traded in for cabinets. a Most of the time these documents were piled up on their sides or rolled this is very diffrent from how we store them today.

When the printing press was invented doors were gotten rid of and the modern bookcase started to emerge. These bookcases were usually made of Oak as the people of the time thought that this was the best wood for a stylish library.

Some well known bookshelf makers were, Chippendale and Sheraton  they had great ornamentation and were considered the best of the best for that time. Even today a authentic Chippendale is a well respected piece of furniture.

Today we make bookshelf’s out of almost anything, boxes, plastic, wood and metal. They come in all different shapes and sizes. Some are round, some are square and I have seen a few that were all curves almost like they were a scribble on the wall. Bookshelf’s have become once again works of art. In a much different way then they were but they still have the same great style and function.

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