French Furniture of the Eighteenth Century
Title | French Furniture of the Eighteenth Century PDF eBook |
Author | Pierre Verlet |
Publisher | University of Virginia Press |
Pages | 390 |
Release | 1991 |
Genre | Antiques & Collectibles |
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The late Pierre Verlet, conservateur en chef du Departement des Objets d'Art at the Louvre, was the unquestioned expert on pre-Revolutionary French decorative arts. His definitive book French Furniture of the 18th Century (Les Meubles Francais du XVIIIe Siecle) has now been translated into English for the first time by Penelope Hunter-Stiebel, noted specialist in 18th century French furniture and former student of Verlet. The book contains a vast amount of information on the art of furniture in 18th century France. It examines the tools and techniques used in furniture making during that period; defines the various types of furniture developed; explores the organisation of the furniture industry, the working of the guilds and the relationships among makers, dealers, and clients; lists the outstanding makers and reproduces their marks; and discusses the market, restoration, forgeries, and the growth of public collections. Since the book was first published in 1955, previously unknown pieces of furniture have been discovered, and new documents and analyses have been taken into account in this augmented text.The book is enhanced by 16 pages of full colour and 174 black-and-white illustrations. The illustrations range broadly to allow for the juxtaposition of elegant and simple furniture and to include a variety of types, forms and decorations. This book is a valuable research tool for all curators, collectors, dealers, and art historians.
The French Interior in the Eighteenth Century
Title | The French Interior in the Eighteenth Century PDF eBook |
Author | John Whitehead |
Publisher | Penguin Putnam |
Pages | 264 |
Release | 1993 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN |
The Victorians and the Eighteenth Century
Title | The Victorians and the Eighteenth Century PDF eBook |
Author | Francis O'Gorman |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
Pages | 285 |
Release | 2017-07-05 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1351880616 |
Disrupting the common assumption that the Victorians regarded their eighteenth-century predecessors with little interest or with disdain, this volume re-examines these relationships, exposing some of the significant and complex ways in which key aspects and texts of the eighteenth century were situated, read, and transacted with during the post-Romantic nineteenth century. The contributors challenge long-held assumptions about Victorian uses of the past, and offer new insights into how the literature and culture of the eighteenth century helped shape the culture and identity of the nineteenth. This collection of essays by an impressive array of scholars, with a Preface by David Fairer, offers a sharply new assessment of the energizing place of eighteenth-century literature and culture in the nineteenth century. While obviously of great interest to students of eighteenth-century and Victorian literature, the collection will also appeal to readers broadly concerned questions of literary influence, periodization, and historiography.
French Architectural and Ornament Drawings of the Eighteenth Century
Title | French Architectural and Ornament Drawings of the Eighteenth Century PDF eBook |
Author | Mary L. Myers |
Publisher | Metropolitan Museum of Art |
Pages | 258 |
Release | 1991 |
Genre | Architectural drawing |
ISBN | 0870996258 |
Furnishing the Eighteenth Century
Title | Furnishing the Eighteenth Century PDF eBook |
Author | Dena Goodman |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
Pages | 262 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 041594953X |
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French furniture: Louis XV period
Title | French furniture: Louis XV period PDF eBook |
Author | Carle Dreyfus |
Publisher | |
Pages | 126 |
Release | 1780 |
Genre | Furniture |
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The Encyclopedia of Furniture
Title | The Encyclopedia of Furniture PDF eBook |
Author | Joseph Aronson |
Publisher | Potter Style |
Pages | 500 |
Release | 1961-12-13 |
Genre | Antiques & Collectibles |
ISBN | 0517037351 |
A completely revised edition, covering every period and development to the present, the designers and makers, the woods and other materials, the architecture and decoration. 2,000 photographs. Glossary. Bibliography. Index.