Antiquespeak: A Guide to the Styles, Techniques, and Materials of the Decorative Arts, from the Renaissance to Art Deco - Couverture souple

Hiesinger, Kathryn B.; Marcus, George H.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0789201895 ISBN 13 : 9780789201898

Editeur : Abbeville Press Inc.,U.S., 1997

Synopsis

Understanding antiques requires knowledge of a specialized vocabulary that tells initiates what something is, where it came from, and when it was made. AntiqueSpeak provides this essential information in concise but illuminating essays that cover almost a millennium of styles (such as Baroque and Art Deco), materials (glass, ivory), types of objects (furniture, toys and games), specialized areas of collecting (folk art, Judaica), and concerns involved with acquiring and caring for antiques (auctions, condition, marks and signatures). In addition, the book includes a handy one-page StyleChart; a section of color plates (one for each major style); an album of ornaments and classical orders, represented by line drawings; labeled drawings of selected furniture types; an introduction that explains how to use the book; and an invaluable index that provides dates and nationalities for all the designers, craftsmen, artists, and others discussed in the entries.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Kathryn B. Hiesinger is curator of European decorative arts at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. She co-authored Abbeville's Landmarks of Twentieth-Century Design: An Illustrated Handbook.

George H. Marcus is head of publications at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Abbeville Press Inc.,U.S.
• Date d'édition: 1997
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0789201895
• ISBN 13: 9780789201898
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 224
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible