Isbn: 9781584561200 - winterthur library revealed: five centuries of design and inspiration (5 risultati)

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Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. Color illustrations. Due to size, ships within US only and only by media rate mail. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 100 pp.

Hardcover. Red illustrated dj; black cloth cover. xi, 100 pages : illustrations (some color). "Accompanying an exhibition of the same name at the Grolier Club in New York and at Winterthur, The Winterthur Library Revealed: Five Centuries of Design and Inspiration includes essays and entries on the founding of the library and all aspects of its collections. Ranging from printed patterns of the 16th century to colonial-revival design drawings of the 20th, the five centuries of books, drawings, and ephemera illustrated within represent the work of artisans, manufacturers, advertisers, and countless other hands through which the material surroundings of our everyday lives have passed. Each highlights the ways in which library resources contribute greatly to the stories of decorative arts objects."--Jacket. Contents: Foreword /; Leslie Greene Bowman --; Introduction /; Gary Kulik --; Ch. 1.; Shaping the Field: Early Collecting and Scholarship /; Lois Olcott Price --; Ch. 2.; Shaping the Object: Designers and Makers /; Bert Denker --; Ch. 3.; Shaping the Market: Advertising and Distribution /; Jeanne Solensky and E. Richard McKinstry --; Ch. 4.; Shaping the Home: Consumers and the Domestic Shaping /; Neville Thompson --; Ch. 5.; Revealing the Meaning: Placing Objects in Context /; Lois Olcott Price. This catalogue accompanies an exhibition at the Grolier Club, December 9, 2003-February 7, 2004; Winterthur, May 1-July 24, 2004. Includes bibliographical references and index. VG/VG: Exlibrary book. Sticker on mylar jacket at the base of the spine. Stamp on title page. Stamp on back free end page. Sticker and due date card on back inside of mylar jacket.…

Hardcover. Condizione: New in shrink wrap. Red illustrated dj; black cloth cover. xi, 100 pages : illustrations (some color). "Accompanying an exhibition of the same name at the Grolier Club in New York and at Winterthur, The Winterthur Library Revealed: Five Centuries of Design and Inspiration includes essays and entries on the founding of the library and all aspects of its collections. Ranging from printed patterns of the 16th century to colonial-revival design drawings of the 20th, the five centuries of books, drawings, and ephemera illustrated within represent the work of artisans, manufacturers, advertisers, and countless other hands through which the material surroundings of our everyday lives have passed. Each highlights the ways in which library resources contribute greatly to the stories of decorative arts objects."--Jacket. Contents: Foreword /; Leslie Greene Bowman --; Introduction /; Gary Kulik --; Ch. 1.; Shaping the Field: Early Collecting and Scholarship /; Lois Olcott Price --; Ch. 2.; Shaping the Object: Designers and Makers /; Bert Denker --; Ch. 3.; Shaping the Market: Advertising and Distribution /; Jeanne Solensky and E. Richard McKinstry --; Ch. 4.; Shaping the Home: Consumers and the Domestic Shaping /; Neville Thompson --; Ch. 5.; Revealing the Meaning: Placing Objects in Context /; Lois Olcott Price. This catalogue accompanies an exhibition at the Grolier Club, December 9, 2003-February 7, 2004; Winterthur, May 1-July 24, 2004. Includes bibliographical references and index.…

hardcover, dust jacket. 8.5 x 11 inches. hardcover, dust jacket. 100 pages. First edition. Accompanying an exhibition of the same name at the Grolier Club in New York and at Winterthur, this beautifully illustrated exhibition catalogue includes essays and entries largely from the private library of Henry Francis du Pont, encompassing more than 87,000 volumes and 500,000 manuscripts and images. With essays and entries about the founding of the library and all aspects of its collections, the book deals with subjects ranging from printed patterns of the 16th century to colonial-revival design drawings of the 20th. These five centuries of books, drawings and ephemera represent the work of artisans, manufacturers, advertisers and a wealth of other hands through with the material surroundings of our everyday lives have passed. Each highlights the ways in which library resources contribute greatly to the stories of decorative arts objects. The Winterthur Library Revealed truly uncovers the wealth of the museum's rare books on American furniture and home decorations. Illustrated with over 100 color and black & white photographs with essays by museum staff. Co-published with the Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library.…