-
professional or
domestic activities such as reading,
writing, or
using equipment such as a computer.
Desks often have one or more drawers, compartments, or...
- flaps"; "because one is good for
writing books and the
other better for
biting rooks"; and "because a
writing desk is a rest for pens and a
raven is...
- The
Resolute desk, also
known as the
Hayes desk, is a nineteenth-century
partners desk used by
several presidents of the
United States in the
White House...
- in 1909,
there have been six
different desks used in the
office by the
president of the
United States. The
desk usually sits in
front of the
south wall...
- A
partners desk, partner's
desk or partners'
desk (also
known as a
double desk) is a
mostly historical form of
desk, a
large pedestal desk designed and...
-
Henry VIII's
writing desk is a
portable writing desk, made in
about 1525–26 for
Henry VIII, and now in the
Victoria and
Albert Museum. The
desk is a product...
- see
Writing table Butler's
desk Campaign desk Carlton house desk Carrel desk Cheveret desk Computer desk Credenza desk Cubicle desk Cylinder desk Davenport...
- The slant-top
desk, also
called secretary desk, or more properly, a bureau, is a
piece of
writing furniture with a lid that
closes at an
angle and opens...
-
variant of the
writing slope. It is also
called a
writing box or a
writing cabinet. In
certain instances it is
known as a
portable desk, a term
which is...
- of
their furniture with them. A good
example of this is
Henry VIII's
writing desk. The
traditional French words for
furniture – le
mobilier and les meubles...
