Spoons 1650-2000 - Couverture souple

Moore, Simon

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0747806403 ISBN 13 : 9780747806400

Editeur : Shire, 2008

Synopsis

Spoons 1650-2000 Traces and illustrates the history of English spoons, and gives collectors some guidelines to follow. This second edition has an expanded section on the British Arts and Crafts Movement, examining its contribution to European design at the turn of the nineteenth century, and showing how this influence was revisited on British design. Full description

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Spoons have perhaps the longest history of any artefact, having been forged ever since man discovered the importance of handling liquids. Simon Moore traces the history of English spoons, explaining the many changes in style and form, and exploring the corresponding social position through the ages. Spoons that once graced medieval ducal tables appear alongside those of base metal used by commoners is this beautiful history of an implement that has always held great fascination for collectors. The author examines the Arts and Crafts Movement's contributions to European designs at the end of the nineteenth century and shows how this influence was revisited by British designs over the following decades, whilst also offering the collector guidelines to follow should they find an antique spoon of unknown origin and date.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Simon Moore has been interested in antique eating cutlery since the late 1960s. A study of pocket fruit knives began with a gift from a friend and led to a wider interest, encompassing first spoons and then knives and forks. He is currently researching the origins that influence spoon designs of the twentieth-century.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Shire
• Date d'édition: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0747806403
• ISBN 13: 9780747806400
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 64