The catalogue of an exhibition at The Octagon, Washington, D.C., July 19 - September 11, 1983. 107 frames are described and illustrated. 13 figures accompany the text. 50pp 0.48lb 11.0x8.5x0.2in View More...
tiny crease to upper corner of front cover. The catalogue of an exhibition at The Art Institute of Chicago, October 17 - December 14, 1986. Contains three essays: The Art of the Edge: The Art Museum and the Picture Frame by Richard R. Brettell with 8 illustrations; Meditations on the Frame by José Ortega y Gasset; and European Frames in The Art Institute of Chicago by Steven Starling with 16 illustrations. 73 frames in the exhibition are described and illustrated. Also contains a glossary and an extensive bibliography. 124pp 1.41lb 12.0x8.0x0.6in View More...
underlining to three lines in the introduction. Dust jacket in clear protector. This is the most comprehensive book on mirrors. The first two chapters concern mirror glass and techniques and are illustrated with 22 figures. The remaining chapters discuss and illustrate mirrors from England, France, Germany and Northern Europe, Italy, Scandinavia, Spain and Portugal, and the United States, as well as Chinese mirror and reveres glass painting. In all, 846 mirrors are described and illustrated. The final sections are Symbols and Emblems, Glossary, Bibliography, and List of Names. 400pp 4.81lb 1... View More...
dust jacket rubbed at extremities and darkened on back panel. Dust jacket in clear protector. Mirrors and labels are illustrated on 85 plates. 128pp 1.02lb 6.3x9.3x0.7in View More...
inscribed by author, order form and price list laid-in; dust jacket with small chips at top edge of front panel, rubbing to back panel. Dust jacket in clear protector. Illustrated with 30 examples in color, 107 in black and white, and 15 figures in the text. 80pp 1.27lb 11.3x8.6x0.4in View More...
dust jacket with tiny rub at bottom corner of front panel and peeling to laminate at bottom edge of front panel. Dust jacket in clear protector. With 338 illustrations, including 16 in color. 224pp 3.64lb 10.9x8.9x1.0in View More...
in slipcase. An important survey of Italian frames from the Renaissance to the Neoclassical with 115 illustrations accompanying the text. 117 frames are described and illustrated, each with a full page color plate. An appendix illustrates 165 frames related to those described. Also includes an extensive glossary and bibliography. Text in Italian. 373pp 6.39lb 11.5x10.3x1.7in View More...
paper-clip impressions to front cover. The catalogue of an exhibition held at the Newark Museum, May 23 to August 4, 1991, containing seven brief essays and numerous illustrations of which a few are in color. 95pp 0.51lb 10.8x8.2x0.2in View More...
Dust jacket in clear protector. Guide to the design and construction of frames and of framing objects. Profusely illustrated. Text in French. 128pp 1.64lb 11.7x8.0x0.6in View More...
