The first comprehensive catalogue of the Getty Museum’s significant collection of French Rococo ébénisterie furniture. This catalogue focuses on French ébénisterie furniture in the Rococo style dating from 1735 to 1760. These splendid objects directly reflect the tastes of the Museum’s founder, J. Paul Getty, who started collecting in this area in 1938 and continued until his death in 1976. The Museum’s collection is particularly rich in examples created by the most talented cabinet masters then active in Paris, including Bernard van Risenburgh II (after 1696–ca. 1766), Jacques Dubois (1694–1763), and Jean-François Oeben (1721–1763). Working for members of the French royal family and aristocracy, these craftsmen excelled at producing veneered and marquetried pieces of furniture (tables, cabinets, and chests of drawers) fashionable for their lavish surfaces, refined gilt-bronze mounts, and elaborate design. These objects were renowned throughout Europe at a time when Paris was considered the capital of good taste. The entry on each work comprises both a curatorial section, with description and commentary, and a conservation report, with construction diagrams. An introduction by Anne-Lise Desmas traces the collection’s acquisition history, and two technical essays by Arlen Heginbotham present methodologies and findings on the analysis of gilt-bronze mounts and lacquer. The free online edition of this open-access publication is available at www.getty.edu/publications/rococo/ and includes zoomable, high-resolution photography. Also available are free PDF, EPUB, and Kindle/MOBI downloads of the book, and JPG downloads of the main catalogue images.

"This book is published in conjunction with the exhibition, Christianity in Asia: sacred art and visual splendour, presented at the Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore, from 27 May to 11 September 2016"--Title page verso.

"This volume covers the period from the end of the Neolithic era to the beginning of the seventh century of our era. This lengthy period includes the civilization of Ancient Egypt, the history of Nubia, Ethiopia, North Africa and the Sahara, as well as of the other regions of the continent and its islands."--Publisher's description

« Grâce aux poteries archaïques, acquises depuis peu d’années, qui sont venues se joindre aux porcelaines du XVe au XVIIIe siècle de la collection Grandidier, on peut maintenant étudier dans son ensemble l’art de la céramique chinoise au Musée du Louvre. C’est ce que nous nous proposons d’entreprendre sommairement dans ces quelques pages, avec l’aide des planches qui reproduisent les pièces principales. » Jean-Jacques Marquet de Vasselot Une édition électronique complète (il y a au total 84 planches dont 57 en couleurs), d’après l’édition originale en deux volumes de Albert Morancé, Paris, 1922, proposant une étude des Céramiques Chinoises conservées au Musée du Louvre. Contenant : vol.1 : De l’époque des Han à l’époque des Ming (206 av. J.-C. - 1643), 28 pp. et 40 planches dont 28 en couleurs ; vol.2 : De l’époque de K’ang-Hi à nos jours (1663-1911), 30 pp. et 44 planches dont 29 en couleurs. Suivi de « Petite histoire de la Porcelaine de Chine (à propos d’une grande collection) », par Marie-Juliette Ballot. édition intégrale, corrigée et illustrée (avec 84 illustrations en couleur) Format professionnel électronique © Ink Book édition

Jami explores how the emperor Kangxi solidified the Qing dynasty in 17th-century China through the appropriation of the 'Western learning', and especially the mathematics, of Jesuit missionaries. This text details not only the history of mathematical ideas, but also their political and cultural impact.