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VOYSEY'S BIRDS AND ANIMALS
Written by Livingstone, Karen
Charles Francis Annesley Voysey (1857-1941) is, with William Morris, one of the most enduringly popular designers of the Arts and Crafts Movement. A practicing architect, Voysey also designed a broad range of applied arts objects, from furniture, ceramics, and metalwork to wallpaper, carpets, tiles, and fabrics.
ART NOUVEAU ORNAMENTATION (FOR USE IN DECORATION, TEXTILES, GLASS AND CERAMICS)
Written by Stoll, Christian
At the height of the Art Nouveau movement and into the early days of Art Deco, Christian Stoll Studios was a leading and prolific source of graphic design. The Leipzig-based firm, which produced beautiful stock books for all forms of design applications, was active chiefly from 1900 to the beginning of World War I and renowned for their staff of creative artists.
DESIGNS AND ORNAMENTS FROM THE CHAPELS OF NOTRE DAME
Written by Ouradou, Maurice
Architect and theorist Eugene-Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc (1814-79), a prominent leader in the French Gothic Revival, was active in the restoration of medieval buildings. In 1845 he undertook one of the greatest projects in the history of restoration: the cleansing and restoration of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris.
ERIC VAN HOVE - FENDUQ
Written by Eelco Van der Lingen
Éric Van Hove (Algerije, 1975) doet onderzoek naar de betekenis van lokale ambachten in een sterk geglobaliseerde wereldeconomie. Hij doet dat door industriële producten te reproduceren samen met ambachtslieden. In het werk van Van Hove komt het lokale en het globale bij elkaar en wordt ambacht in een hedendaagse context geplaatst.
PHILIPPE WEISBECKER - JAPANESE FOLK TOYS
Written by フィリップワイズベッカー
フランス人アーティストが、日本全国の十二支にまつわる郷土玩具のつくり手を訪ねた探訪記。各地で記した取材日記を巻末に収録。
SARPEDON KRATER: THE LIFE AND AFTERLIFE OF A GREEK VASE
Written by Spivey, Nigel
Perhaps the most spectacular of all Greek vases, the Sarpedon krater depicts the body of Sarpedon, a hero of the Trojan War, being carried away to his homeland for burial. It was decorated some 2,500 years ago by Athenian artist Euphronios, and its subsequent history involves tomb raiding, intrigue, duplicity, litigation, international outrage, and possibly even homicide.
BYZANTINE MOSAICS IN NORMAN SICILY
Written by Cilento, Adele
Sicily is famous for the spectacular mosaics found in its magnificent palaces, chapels and cathedrals. Commissioned during the twelfth century by Sicily's Norman rulers and largely the work of Greek-speaking mosaicists brought to Sicily from Constantinople, these mosaics are among the most beautiful examples of Byzantine art in existence.
WILD BEADS OF AFRICA: OLD POWDERGLASS BEADS FROM THE COLLECTION OF BILLY STEINBERG
This is the first book dedicated to African powderglass beads, with over 180 photographs of gorgeous pieces from a collection assembled by songwriter Billy Steinberg (co-writer of Madonna's "Like a Virgin").
DANISH LIGHTS: 1920 TO NOW
Written by Lytken, Malene
Some of the greatest innovations in modern lamp design were made in Denmark
MAKING MARVELS: SCIENCE AND SPLENDOR AT THE COURTS OF EUROPE
Innovation, technology, and spectacle combine in wondrous works of decorative art and furniture that embody the splendor and luxury of the royal courts of Europe
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