Author: Erika Pauls-EisenbeissPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Porcelain
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
German Porcelain of the 18th Century: Höchst, Frankenthal and Ludwigsburg
Author: Erika Pauls-EisenbeissPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Porcelain
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
European Clocks and Watches in The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Author: Clare VincentPublisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN: 1588395790
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Among the world's greatest technological and imaginative achievements is the invention and development of the timepiece. Examining for the first time The Metropolitan Museum of Art's unparalleled collection of European clocks and watches created from the late Renaissance through the nineteenth century, this fascinating book enriches our understanding of the origins and evolution of these ingenious works. It showcases fifty-four clocks, watches, and other timekeeping devices, each represented with an in-depth description and new photography of the exterior and the inner mechanisms. Among these masterpieces is an ornate sixteenth-century celestial timepiece that accurately predicts the trajectory of the sun, moon, and stars; an eighteenth-century longcase clock by David Roentgen that shows the time in the ten most important cities of the day; and a nineteenth-century watch featuring a penetrating portrait of Czar Nicholas I of Russia. Created by the best craftsmen in Austria, England, Flanders, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, and Switzerland, these magnificent timepieces have been selected for their remarkable beauty and design, as well as their sophisticated mechanics. Built upon decades of expert research, this publication is a long-overdue survey of these stunning visual and technological marvels.
European Porcelain in The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Author: Jeffrey MungerPublisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN: 1588396436
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 315
Book Description
Porcelain imported from China was the most highly coveted new medium in sixteenth- and early seventeenth-century Europe. Its pure white color, translucency, and durability, as well as the delicacy of decoration, were impossible to achieve in European earthenware and stoneware. In response, European ceramic factories set out to discover the process of producing porcelain in the Chinese manner, with significant artistic, technical, and commercial ramifications for Britain and the Continent. Indeed, not only artisans, but kings, noble patrons, and entrepreneurs all joined in the quest, hoping to gain both prestige and profit from the enterprises they established. This beautifully illustrated volume showcases ninety works that span the late sixteenth to the mid-nineteenth century and reflect the major currents of European porcelain production. Each work is illustrated with glorious new photography, accompanied by analysis and interpretation by one of the leading experts in European decorative arts. Among the wide range of porcelains selected are rare blue-and-white wares and figures from Italy, superb examples from the Meissen factory in Germany and the Sèvres factory in France, and ceramics produced by leading British eighteenth-century artisans. Taken together, they reveal why the Metropolitan Museum’s holdings in this field are among the finest in the world. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Verdana}
Art and Auctions
Author: The Concise Encyclopedia of Continental Pottery and Porcelain
Author: Reginald George HaggarPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Porcelain
Languages : en
Pages : 544
Book Description
This magnificent book, compiled by one of the world's best-known authorities, is the most comprehensive encylopedia of Continental pottery and porcelain every published. It gives concise but complete enteries from A to Z, covering factories, manufacturers, artists, processes, materials, special terminology, and potters' and artists' marks from all the pottery and porcelain centers of Europe. Ilustrated with 24 magnificent full page, colored plates, 160 pages of monochrome photographs, and over 1,600 line drawings. This volume is a companion to the much-sought-after The Concise Encyclopedia of English Pottery and Porcelain.--Amazon.com.
The Athenæum
Author: James Silk BuckinghamPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 820
Book Description
The Antiquary
Author: AnonymousPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3382119625
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 534
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1871. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.
A Manual of Marks on Pottery and Porcelain
Author: William Harcourt HooperPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Porcelain
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Highlights of the Untermyer Collection of English and Continental Decorative Arts
Author: Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN: 0870991698
Category : Decoration and ornament
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
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