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You can find lots of different styles of desk these days. Some of these styles are new while others are in use for many years. Some of important desk styles include Early desks, Slant top desk, Secretary, Bargueno desk, Fall front desk, Roll top desk, Wooton desk, Student desk, Armoire desk, Corner desk, Computer desk, Steel desk and portable desk. It is important for you to know completely about these desks for using them. Here is description about some earlier styles of desk.
Early desks
I don’t know about the use of desks in ancient Greece or Rome although I think that educated societies might have small writing desks. There were only few people with desks in the medieval time because there was no general education in the society. But there were desks for the members of clergy and royalty for copying and writing manuscripts. Some of these tables might have drawers, slots and hooks for writing implements, bookmarks and ink. These are smaller desks but some of these desks were very large used by clergy because copies of many manuscripts were very large.
Secretary
There was an antique store where I saw many desks of this type. The standard style of this desk is seven feet high and there are drawers at the bottom and narrow hutch on the top. The desk area is in between. There is 45 degrees angle formed when closed due to hinged desktop surface in this desk. The desk top is formed by folding the surface and you can organize your papers and writing supplies in small slots, shelves and cubbies. There are wood doors on the top hutch which can lead to more slots and shelves and some desks have glass doors with display shelves as well. This style has many variations and all these styles are referred as ‘Secretary’.
Slant Top desk
This desk also called bureau desk and it is basically secretary desk without top hutch. The desk is lighter and can be moved and managed easily. This desk is smaller can secretary and sometimes thought to be predecessor of secretary.
Fall Front Desk
This desk is also related closely to secretary. The difference between the two is that the fold of this desk is remains in total vertical position when closed. The desktop is folded down when used and reveals, shelves, small drawers and pigeonholes with which you can be able to organize all your writing needs. There is no cabinet or additional shelf above the enclosed area of desktop.
Wooton desk
The combination of secretary, cabinet and fall front desk comes in the form of Wooton desk. These desks were made in 1870s for the first time by William Wooton of Indiana. These desks were normally referred as Cabinet Office Secretary. These desks were quite elaborate and became bit of status symbol. The size of these desks was shorter than secretary and opened like cupboard. There was drop down desk revealed when this desk was opened with elaborate section of drawers, cubbies, shelves and slots which are found in the doors and in the cabinet.
You can close the work area in these desks which is common thing in all these desks and users can be able to keep their work area tidy although it seemed like a bit of pain for them. There is no use of most of these desks in the modern computer world but many people like these desks as display pieces. They also use these desks for writing while some people are also using these desks with laptop.
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