Book Description
Encompasses an impressive and engaging variety of fabulous objects from the most important faïence centres, dating from the late sixteenth to the mid-eighteenth century.
Author : Charlotte Vignon
Publisher : D Giles Limited
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,58 MB
Release : 2018
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9781911282310
Encompasses an impressive and engaging variety of fabulous objects from the most important faïence centres, dating from the late sixteenth to the mid-eighteenth century.
Author : Louis Viardot
Publisher :
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 18,96 MB
Release : 1884
Category : Art
ISBN :
Author : Louis Viardot
Publisher :
Page : 454 pages
File Size : 28,84 MB
Release : 1883
Category : Art, French
ISBN :
Author : Florence Dunn Friedman
Publisher : Thames & Hudson
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 29,17 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Egypt
ISBN :
Over 200 faience objects from museums and collections are shown together with a detailed description of each piece, with a technical glossary, maps and chronological table. Colour photos. Quarto.
Author : Charlotte Vignon
Publisher : Giles
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 31,82 MB
Release : 2019
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9781911282341
A fully illustrated study of the Duveen Brothers Company, the firm behind many of the United States' most famous museum collections.
Author : Timothy Verdon
Publisher : Giles
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 20,17 MB
Release : 2015
Category : ARCHITECTURE
ISBN : 9781907804564
A major survey on both the art and decoration of Sta. Maria del Fiore in Florence, and early Renaissance art.
Author : Victoria Charles
Publisher : Parkstone International
Page : 1152 pages
File Size : 50,66 MB
Release : 2014-11-24
Category : Art
ISBN : 178310953X
From ancient Sumerian pottery to Tiffany stained glass, decorative art has been a fundamental part of the human experience for generations. While fine art is confined to galleries and museums, decorative art is the art of the every day, combining beauty with functionality in objects ranging from the prosaic to the fantastical. In this work, Albert Jacquemart celebrates the beauty and artistic potential behind even the most quotidian object. Readers will walk away from this text with a newfound appreciation for the subtle artistry of the manufactured world.
Author : Stephen K. Scher
Publisher : Giles
Page : 592 pages
File Size : 23,94 MB
Release : 2019-01-08
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9781907804878
"It is an honor and pleasure to publish this imposing volume on the outstanding Stephen K. and Janie Woo
Author : Walter Smith
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 534 pages
File Size : 27,19 MB
Release : 2024-06-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 3385496195
Reprint of the original, first published in 1876.
Author : Etienne Tornier
Publisher : Phaidon Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 23,73 MB
Release : 2019-10-23
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780714879925
A comprehensive exploration of the life and works of French ceramicist Théodore Deck Théodore Deck was a central figure in the revival of ceramic art in France and one of the most esteemed ceramic artists in the late nineteenth century. He completely transformed the art of faience, and was internationally renowned for reinventing techniques and styles from past centuries and Asian cultures. In this sumptuous book, architect and collector Peter Marino shares his collection of more than 250 Deck masterpieces for the first time, each beautifully reproduced in a luxurious oversized format.