Author: Sotheby's (Firm)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art objects
Languages : en
Pages : 490
Book Description
Furniture, Bronzes, Works of Art, Miniatures, Fans, Vertu, Jewellery, Watches, Clocks, Silver
Author: Sotheby's (Firm)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art objects
Languages : en
Pages : 490
Book Description
Copper and Bronze in Art
Author: David A. ScottPublisher: Getty Publications
ISBN: 9780892366385
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 536
Book Description
This is a review of 190 years of literature on copper and its alloys. It integrates information on pigments, corrosion and minerals, and discusses environmental conditions, conservation methods, ancient and historical technologies.
Chats on Old Miniatures
Author: Joshua James FosterPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Miniature painting
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
An Illustrated Dictionary of Jewelry
Author: Harold NewmanPublisher:
ISBN: 9789994971671
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Fake?
Author: Mark JonesPublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520070875
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
Describes the methods used to make artistic, literary, documentary, and political forgeries and the recent scientific advances in their detection. Includes over 600 objects from the British Museum and many other major collections, from ancient Babylonia to the present day.
The Wrightsman Galleries for French Decorative Arts, the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Author: Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN: 1588393666
Category : Decoration and ornament
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
The authors, Danielle Kisluk-Grosheide and Jeffrey Munger, are curators in the Metropolitan Museum's Department of European Sculpture and Decorative Arts. They oversaw the recent reinstallation of the Wrightsman Galleries --Book Jacket.
The Art of the Metropolitan Museum of New York
Author: David Charles PreyerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 554
Book Description
The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century
Author: Edward Wright ByrnPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Inventions
Languages : en
Pages : 504
Book Description
The History of Fashion Journalism
Author: Kate Nelson BestPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1474285171
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 469
Book Description
The History of Fashion Journalism is a uniquely comprehensive study of the development of the industry from its origins to the present day, and including professionals' such as Dylan Jones's vision of the future. Covering everything from early tailor's catalogues through to contemporary publications such as LOVE, together with blogs such as StyleBubble, and countries from France through to the United States, The History of Fashion Journalism explores the origins and influence of such well-known magazines as Nova, Vogue and Glamour. Combining an overview of the key moments in fashion journalism history with close textual analysis, Kate Nelson Best brings to life the evolving face of the fashion media and its relationship with the fashion industry, national politics, consumer culture and gender. This accessible and highly engaging book will be an invaluable resource not only for fashion studies students but also for those in media studies and cultural studies.
Instigations
Author: Ezra PoundPublisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781505374469
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Ezra Pound (1885 - 1972) was an American poet and harsh critic following World War I. Pound was also a key contributor to the Modernist movement. One of Pound's most famous works is Instigations which is a series of essays critiquing a variety of writers and books.