| Author |
Title |
Published |
Notes |
| Blühm, Andreas and Louise Lippincott |
Light: The Industrial Age 1750-1900 |
2000 |
A brilliant exhibition catalogue tracing the impact of lighting over 150 years. |
| Dillon, Maureen |
Artificial Sunshine: A Social History of Domestic Lighting |
2002 |
|
| Moss, Roger W. |
Lighting for Historic Buildings |
1988 |
Chapters on the history of various types of lighting from colonial to early 20th century. Illustrates reproduction fixtures available from manufacturers at time of publication. |
| Myers, Denys Peter |
Gaslighting in America: A Guide for Historic Preservation |
1978 |
Useful photographs. |
| O'Dea, W. T. |
The Social History of Lighting |
1958 |
While now half a century old, this is still a useful book for its discussion of the impact of lighting technology. |
| Wolfe, John J. |
Brandy, Balloons, & Lamps: Ami Argand, 1750-1803 |
1999 |
Important book on the inventor of the first adjustable lamp which had revolutionary consequences. |
| Worthington, William E. Jr. |
Beyond the City Lights: American Domestic Gas Lighting Systems |
1985 |
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| Author |
Title |
Published |
Notes |
| -- |
Country House Lighting, 1660-1890 |
1992 |
|
| Bacot, H. Parrott |
Nineteenth-Century Lighting: Candle-Powered Devices, 1783-1883 |
1987 |
Many photographs. |
| Bazerman, Charles |
The Languages of Edison's Light |
1999 |
|
| Bourne, Jonathan, and Vanessa Brett |
Lighting the Domestic Interior: Renaissance to Art Nouveau |
1991 |
|
| Bowers, Brian |
Lengthening the Day: A History of Lighting Technology |
1998 |
|
| Brown, C. N. |
J. W. Swan and the Invention of the Incandescent Electric Lamp |
1978 |
|
| Butler, Joseph T. |
Candleholders in America, 1650-1900 |
1967 |
|
| Caspall, John |
Making Fire & Light in the Home Pre-1820 |
1987 |
Useful book for those interested in the 18th and early 19th-century Anglo-American interior. |
| Cooke, Lawrence S., ed. |
Lighting in America: From Colonial Rushlights to Victorian Chandeliers |
1975 |
|
| Cuffley, Peter |
A Complete Catalogue and History of Oil and Kerosene Lamps in Australia |
1973 |
|
| Delieb, Eric, and Michael Roberts |
Matthew Boulton: Master Silversmith |
1971 |
Manufacturer of handsome lamps using the Argand burner. |
| Dietz, Ulysses G. (ed.) |
Victorian Lighting: [reprint of] The Dietz Catalogue of 1860 |
1982 |
Useful reprint to document the work of this large manufacturer. |
| Duncan, Alastair |
Art Nouveau and Art Deco Lighting |
1978 |
|
| Editors of the Pyne Press |
Lamps & Other Lighting Devices, 1850-1906 |
1972 |
Reproduces several early lighting catalogues, including those of the Cornelius firm. |
| Feldstein, William, Jr., and Alastair Duncan |
The Lamps of Tiffany Studios |
1983 |
|
| Ferro, Maximilian and Melissa L. Cook |
Electric Wiring and Lighting in Historic American Buildings |
1984 |
An obscure publication of great use in tracing the history of early electrical lighting. |
| Friedel, Robert D. and Paul Israel |
Edison’s Electric Light: Biography of an Invention |
1986 |
|
| Gilbert, Christopher, and Anthony Wells–Cole |
The Fashionable Fire Place, 1660-1840 |
1985 |
|
| Gould, G. Glen. |
Period Lighting Fixtures |
1928 |
|
| Griffiths, John |
The Third Man: The Life and Times of William Murdoch, 1754–1839, The Inventor of Gas Lighting |
1992 |
History of early coal gas industry. |
| Grove, John Robert |
Antique Brass Candlesticks, 1450-1750 |
1967 |
Useful illustrations. |
| Hamerton, Ian (ed) |
W. A. S. Benson: Arts and Crafts Luminary and Pioneer of Modern Design |
2005 |
|
| Hayward, Arthur H. |
Colonial Lighting. 3d ed |
1962 |
[This edition contains a supplement on Colonial Chandeliers by James R. Marsh.] |
| Hebard, Helen B. |
Early Lighting in New England, 1620-1861 |
1964 |
|
| Henriot, Gabriel |
Encyclopedia of Lighting Instruments |
1973 |
|
| Hough, Walter |
Development of Illumination. Reprint of the 1902 edition. |
1992 |
|
| Ilin, M. |
Turning Night into Day: The Story of Lighting |
1936 |
|
| Kay, Gersil N. |
Fiber Optics in Architectural Lighting |
1999 |
Fiber optic lighting systems are increasingly being used in historic buildings -- both museums and private homes; this is one of the best books on the topic. |
| Laing, Alastair |
Lighting |
1982 |
|
| Maril, Nadja |
American Lighting, 1840-1940 |
1995 |
|
| Martens, Rachel |
The How-to Book of Repairing, Rewiring and Restoring Lamps and Lighting Fixtures |
1979 |
|
| McDonald, Ann G. |
Evolution of the Night Lamp |
1979 |
|
| Meadows, Cecil A. |
Discovering Oil Lamps |
1972 |
|
| O'Dea, W. T. |
Lighting 1: Early Oil Lamps, Candles |
1966 |
|
| O'Dea, W. T. |
Lighting 2: Gas, Mineral Oil, Electricity |
1967 |
|
| Perry, David H. |
Out of Darkness |
1969 |
|
| Phillips, Derek |
Planning Your Lighting |
1976 |
|
| Poese, Bill |
Lighting Through the Years |
1976 |
|
| Robins, F. W. |
The Story of the Lamp (and the Candle) |
1939 |
|
| Rushlight Club |
Early Lighting |
1972 |
|
| Russell, Loris S. |
A Heritage of Light |
1968 |
|
| Schroder, Michael |
The Argand Burner: Its Origin and Development in France and England, 1780-1803 |
1969 |
|
| Smith, Elmer L. |
Tinware: Yesterday and Today |
1974 |
|
| Smith, John P. |
The Art of Enlightenment: A History of Glass Chandelier Manufacture and Design |
1994 |
|
| Thuro, Catherine M. V. |
Oil Lamps |
1976 |
|
| Thuro, Catherine M. V. |
Oil Lamps II |
1983 |
|
| Thwing, Leroy L. |
Flickering Flames |
1958 |
|
| Thwing, Leroy L. |
Old Lamps of Central Europe and Other Lighting Devices |
1963 |
|
| Thwing, Leroy L., and Julius Daniels |
A Dictionary of Old lamps and Other Lighting Devices |
1952 |
|
| Wadsworth Atheneum |
Let There Be Light |
1964 |
|
| Watkins, C. Malcolm |
Artificial Lighting in America, 1830-1860. Smithsonian Report for 1951 |
1952 |
|
| Webster, Thomas, and Mrs. Parkes |
An Encyclopedia of Domestic Economy |
1844 ff. |
1844 and later editions. Illustrates typical lamps and fixtures of the time. |
| Wills, Geoffrey |
Candlesticks |
1974 |
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