Libros de ARTES DECORATIVAS

The Inventory is not only a catalogue of magnificence but also a key text for evaluating the successes and failures of the Tudor monarchy under Henry VIII, telling us what ...

Nel terzo centenario della morte del Gran Principe Ferdinando de' Medici (1663-1713), la Galleria degli Uffizi dedica una mostra a questo importante personaggio che fu tra i principali collezionisti e ...

Emile Gallé was a leading figure of the Art Nouveau movement in France and a multifarious artist. Internationally renowned for his glasswork, his lamps are now highly sought after and ...

OREFICERIA,PITTURA,SCULTURA,TESSUTI XI-XIV SEC. MEDIOEVO,XV-XVIII SEC. RINASCIMENTO In una esposizione finora unica nel suo genere, Arte civica a Firenze fra Medioevo e Rinascimento presenterà quelle opere d'arte nate originariamente per arricchire ...

Antonio Stradivari is, perhaps, the only maker of violins who ranks alongside Van Gogh and Turner as an artist. A household name to many, he is associated with secret formulae ...

The eighteenth century saw the creation of a number of remarkable mechanical androids: at least ten prominent automata were built between 1735 and 1810 by clockmakers, court mechanics, and other ...

- An informative guide to Russian Decorative Arts and their historical provenances - Covers a wide range of crafts including Fabergé, jewellery, woodwork, hardstone, glass and porcelain, as well as ...

The Ming Dynasty (1368 1644) is regarded as one of the most glorious in Chinese history especially in regards to porcelain. Ming denotes the finest and most precious porcelain, which ...

La journée d'étude annuelle sur l'Histoire de la soierie Lyonnaise, Ateliers, manufactures, travail et insurrection dans les années 1830, pilotée par l'ENS Lyon, les musées Gadagne et le CNRS répond ...

Investie du poids de l'histoire et de la renommée d'un personnage à la destinée hors du commun, la chape de saint Louis d'Anjou reçut l'onction d'un classement au titre des ...

The 18th-century gold snuffbox was the ultimate fashion assessory - beautifully made, exquisitely carved and very expensive, and, like fashion, its form and ornament changed according to the taste of ...

Renfermant des objets aussi symboliques que l'épée et les étriers de Godefroy de Bouillon, le Trésor du Saint-Sépulcre est constitué d'extraordinaires oeuvres d'art destinées à rehausser la splendeur de la ...

From Robert Adam to Jacques Garcia and John Saladino to Axel Vervoordt, this lavishly illustrated, panoramic compendium presents the greatest interior styles of the past 400 years. The Art of ...

William Morris Textiles was the first comprehensive survey of the many hundreds of original, colorful textiles produced by William Morris (1834-1896) and the two commercial companies he founded and managed. ...

A History of Eighteenth-Century German Porcelain is a descriptive catalogue of the Dixon Gallery in Memphis' remarkable holdings - donated by Warda Stevens Stout and considered to be among the ...

- The outstanding photographs in this book focus on an odd detail in a selection of the world's most famous paintings in the largest and best known museum - they ...

Georges Hoentschel (1855-1915) was a leading French interior designer in historic styles, head of a decorating firm, and ceramicist during the Belle Epoque. He found inspiration for his designs in ...

The public spaces and buildings of the United States are home to many thousands of timepieces - bells, time balls, and clock faces - that tower over urban streets, peek ...

La récente restauration des neuf émaux monumentaux (1,50 m x 0, 85 m) signés " Pierre Courtoys " et datés de 1559 a mis en lumière leur caractère exceptionnel ; ...