Discover over 1000 of history's most interesting electric lights: from Edison's first light to Tiffany's beautiful leaded glass shades to completely outrageous designs from thelate 1960s and 1970s to the latest high-tech LED lamps.In this volume you'll find them, presented chronologically by decade. All major styles are represented here in 704 pages of truly illuminating works.This definitive reference work is a must-have for collectorsand design fans.

Introduction:The evolution

of artificial light

Lights from 1878 to present

leuchten von 1878 bis heute

les luminaires,de 1878 a aujourd hui

Index

Manufacturers

Bibliography

Contributors'biographies

Acknowledgements

Picture credits