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Record Nr.

UNINA9910815068703321

Autore

Charles Victoria

Titolo

1000 masterpieces of decorative art / / Victoria Charles ; with the collaboration of Eugenie Vaysse

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[New York, New York] : , : Parkstone International, , [2014]

©[2014]

ISBN

1-78160-217-4

1-78310-460-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (544 p.)

Classificazione

ART000000

Disciplina

745.09

Soggetti

Furniture - History

Decorative arts - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Table of Contents; Introduction; Antiquity; Middle Ages; Renaissance; Baroque; Modern Period; Chronology; Legend; Glossary

Sommario/riassunto

From ancient Sumerian pottery to Tiffany stained glass, decorative art has been a fundamental part of the human experience for generations. While fine art is confined to galleries and museums, decorative art is the art of the every day, combining beauty with functionality in objects ranging from the prosaic to the fantastical. In this work, Albert Jacquemart celebrates the beauty and artistic potential behind even the most quotidian object. Readers will walk away from this text with a newfound appreciation for the subtle artistry of the manufactured world.