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AntiqueSpeak: A Guide to the Styles, Techniques, and Materials of the Decorative Arts, from the Renaissance to Art Deco

Kathryn B. Hiesinger

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Understanding antiques requires knowledge of a specialized vocabulary that tells initiates what something is, where it came from, and when it was made. AntiqueSpeak provides this essential information in concise but illuminating essays that cover almost a millennium of styles , materials , types of objects , specialized areas of collecting , and concerns involved with acquiring and caring for antiques . In addition, the book includes a handy one-page StyleChart; a section of color plates ; an album of ornaments and classical orders, represented by line drawings; labeled drawings of selected furniture types; an introduction that explains how to use the book; and an invaluable index that provides dates and nationalities for all the designers, craftsmen, artists, and others discussed in the entries.

Language: English

Pages: 224

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Abbeville Press

Release: June 01, 1997

ISBN: 0789201895

ISBN 13: 9780789201898

AntiqueSpeak: A Guide to the Styles, Techniques, and Materials of the Decorative Arts, from the Renaissance to Art Deco

Kathryn B. Hiesinger

0/5 ( ratings)

Understanding antiques requires knowledge of a specialized vocabulary that tells initiates what something is, where it came from, and when it was made. AntiqueSpeak provides this essential information in concise but illuminating essays that cover almost a millennium of styles , materials , types of objects , specialized areas of collecting , and concerns involved with acquiring and caring for antiques . In addition, the book includes a handy one-page StyleChart; a section of color plates ; an album of ornaments and classical orders, represented by line drawings; labeled drawings of selected furniture types; an introduction that explains how to use the book; and an invaluable index that provides dates and nationalities for all the designers, craftsmen, artists, and others discussed in the entries.

Language: English

Pages: 224

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Abbeville Press

Release: June 01, 1997

ISBN: 0789201895

ISBN 13: 9780789201898

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