Author: Joseph Downs Collection of Manuscripts & Printed Ephemera
Publisher: Winterthur Museum
ISBN: 9780912724614
Category : American diaries
Languages : en
Pages : 660
Book Description
This guide to the Joseph Downs Collection of Manuscripts and Printed Ephemera, named for Winterthur's first curator, provides descriptive information for the primary research material held in the collection. The Downs Collection acquires materials from the mid seventeenth century through the twentieth century that document American lifestyles, concentrating on the domestic scene and activities within the household and art. It includes such items as diaries, business accounts of craftsmen whose products decorated dwelling houses, family papers, tax records, construction of homes, artists' sketchbooks, wills and household inventories, children's toys and games, and scrapbooks and journals. Items from individuals famous in American history rest alongside materials from people who led routine lives yet still contributed to the development of America. An extensive microform collection, including copies of material owned by other public repositories and private individuals, supplements the manuscript holdings. Hardcover is un-jacketed.
Guide to the Winterthur Library
Author: Joseph Downs Collection of Manuscripts & Printed Ephemera
Publisher: Winterthur Museum
ISBN: 9780912724614
Category : American diaries
Languages : en
Pages : 660
Book Description
This guide to the Joseph Downs Collection of Manuscripts and Printed Ephemera, named for Winterthur's first curator, provides descriptive information for the primary research material held in the collection. The Downs Collection acquires materials from the mid seventeenth century through the twentieth century that document American lifestyles, concentrating on the domestic scene and activities within the household and art. It includes such items as diaries, business accounts of craftsmen whose products decorated dwelling houses, family papers, tax records, construction of homes, artists' sketchbooks, wills and household inventories, children's toys and games, and scrapbooks and journals. Items from individuals famous in American history rest alongside materials from people who led routine lives yet still contributed to the development of America. An extensive microform collection, including copies of material owned by other public repositories and private individuals, supplements the manuscript holdings. Hardcover is un-jacketed.
Publisher: Winterthur Museum
ISBN: 9780912724614
Category : American diaries
Languages : en
Pages : 660
Book Description
This guide to the Joseph Downs Collection of Manuscripts and Printed Ephemera, named for Winterthur's first curator, provides descriptive information for the primary research material held in the collection. The Downs Collection acquires materials from the mid seventeenth century through the twentieth century that document American lifestyles, concentrating on the domestic scene and activities within the household and art. It includes such items as diaries, business accounts of craftsmen whose products decorated dwelling houses, family papers, tax records, construction of homes, artists' sketchbooks, wills and household inventories, children's toys and games, and scrapbooks and journals. Items from individuals famous in American history rest alongside materials from people who led routine lives yet still contributed to the development of America. An extensive microform collection, including copies of material owned by other public repositories and private individuals, supplements the manuscript holdings. Hardcover is un-jacketed.
Anagram Solver
Author: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1408102579
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 719
Book Description
Anagram Solver is the essential guide to cracking all types of quiz and crossword featuring anagrams. Containing over 200,000 words and phrases, Anagram Solver includes plural noun forms, palindromes, idioms, first names and all parts of speech. Anagrams are grouped by the number of letters they contain with the letters set out in alphabetical order so that once the letters of an anagram are arranged alphabetically, finding the solution is as easy as locating the word in a dictionary.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1408102579
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 719
Book Description
Anagram Solver is the essential guide to cracking all types of quiz and crossword featuring anagrams. Containing over 200,000 words and phrases, Anagram Solver includes plural noun forms, palindromes, idioms, first names and all parts of speech. Anagrams are grouped by the number of letters they contain with the letters set out in alphabetical order so that once the letters of an anagram are arranged alphabetically, finding the solution is as easy as locating the word in a dictionary.
The English as Collectors
Author: Frank Herrmann
Publisher: Lyons Press
ISBN: 9781585740000
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
For those interested in the history of art collecting, this book is a unique source of information. There is a growing awareness not only of the importance of collecting as a factor in the history of art, but also how vital the details of provenance are on items traded in the art market. The author has gone to the most revealing sources to produce, in effect, a history of collecting in England and a study of the gradual emergence of the museum as a national institution. The book also contains a most useful and detailed bibliography of collecting history.
Publisher: Lyons Press
ISBN: 9781585740000
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
For those interested in the history of art collecting, this book is a unique source of information. There is a growing awareness not only of the importance of collecting as a factor in the history of art, but also how vital the details of provenance are on items traded in the art market. The author has gone to the most revealing sources to produce, in effect, a history of collecting in England and a study of the gradual emergence of the museum as a national institution. The book also contains a most useful and detailed bibliography of collecting history.
Notes on Pictures in the Royal Collections
Author: Lionel Cust
Publisher: London : Chatto
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Publisher: London : Chatto
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Illustrations of Greek Drama
Author: Arthur Dale Trendall
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
American Furniture, the Federal Period, in the Henry Francis Du Pont Winterthur Museum
Author: Henry Francis Du Pont
Publisher: Schiffer Pub Limited
ISBN: 9780764314063
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 497
Book Description
The incomparable Winterthur Museum collection of beautiful and distinct Federal period American furniture is described and illustrated in this book, first published in 1978. Todays printing technology makes this book even more stunning, presenting beautiful photos of 491 pieces. The text explores the maker, place of origin, size, materials, dimensions, details of design and, most importantly, an evaluation of the merits of each piece. It is a history of the entire process of furniture making in Federal America. This is a classic encyclopedia for Federal period furniture enthusiasts, and a mine of information for everyone interested in the social and cultural history of the formative years of the United States.
Publisher: Schiffer Pub Limited
ISBN: 9780764314063
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 497
Book Description
The incomparable Winterthur Museum collection of beautiful and distinct Federal period American furniture is described and illustrated in this book, first published in 1978. Todays printing technology makes this book even more stunning, presenting beautiful photos of 491 pieces. The text explores the maker, place of origin, size, materials, dimensions, details of design and, most importantly, an evaluation of the merits of each piece. It is a history of the entire process of furniture making in Federal America. This is a classic encyclopedia for Federal period furniture enthusiasts, and a mine of information for everyone interested in the social and cultural history of the formative years of the United States.
Guide to the Archives and Manuscript Collections of the American Philosophical Society
Author: American Philosophical Society
Publisher: Philadelphia
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
Publisher: Philadelphia
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
Chinese Porcelain and Furniture. Faïence. Decorative Objects. Eastern Rugs and Tapestry
Porcelain, Textiles, Old English Furniture, Etc
Chinese Porcelain, Decorative Objects and Furniture, Tapestry and Rugs
Author: Christie, Manson & Woods
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description