European Decorative Arts: MFA Highlights

Author: Thomas Michie
Publisher: MFA Publications
Category: Art History, Decorative Arts, Industrial / Commercial Art & Design, Interior Design, Decor & Style Guides
Book Format: Paperback

 

The world-renowned collection of European decorative arts from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston is full of sumptuous surprises. Some delicate and some divine, the objects range from an opulent automaton to a richly wrought crozier, and vary in scale from a salt cellar in the form of a crustacean to the fine wood panelling of an entire dining room. Their dates of manufacture span more than a thousand years - the earliest made shortly after the fall of the Roman Empire and the most recent in the computer age. They reach across space as well as time, bearing evidence not only of cultural exchange among European countries, such as England and France, but also of the revival of ancient motifs and of contemporary trade with India and China. Presented here with an introduction to the topic and individual texts on each piece, these diverse works are organized chronologically and by stylistic movements to highlight the hidden histories of these works.

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SKU BK-9780878468225
Barcode # 9780878468225
Brand MFA Publications
Artist / Author Thomas Michie
Shipping Weight 0.7400kg
Shipping Width 0.180m
Shipping Height 0.018m
Shipping Length 0.226m
Assembled Length 22.600m
Assembled Height 1.800m
Assembled Width 18.000m
Type Paperback

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