10 orafi padovani
Pforzheim: Jewellery Museum Pforzheim. 1983. Softcover. Glossy white card wraps. 48 unnumbered pages : illustrations (some color), portraits. Text in German. Exhibition of Gold Work from Italy - multiple dates and locations. More
Pforzheim: Jewellery Museum Pforzheim. 1983. Softcover. Glossy white card wraps. 48 unnumbered pages : illustrations (some color), portraits. Text in German. Exhibition of Gold Work from Italy - multiple dates and locations. More
Firenze: Giunti, 2010. Softcover. Color illustrated wraps, green spine with white lettering; 523 pp. profusely illustrated in color and bw. Text in Italian. 1909 between collecting and protection: Connoisseurs, antique dealers and medieval Orvieto ceramics. Catalog of an exhibition held at Galleria nazionale dell'Umbria and Palazzo Baldeschi al Corso, Perugia..... More
Kolding: Kunstmuseet Trapholt, 1997. Softcover. White wraps with color illustration; 40 pp. with 43 photographs (17 in color). Catalogue of works by Jeanette List Amstrup; Vibeke J. Buciek; Michael Geertsen; Flemming Tvede Hansen; Karen Kitani Harsbo; Signe Højmark; Kirstine Kejser Jenbo; Gitte Jungersen; Ann Lilja; Better Lübbert; Lone Skov Madsen;..... More
Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art, 1993. Hardcover. Black cloth, black ill. DJ. 303 pp. Profuse bw and color plates. Study of 18th century Portuguese furniture and decorative arts. Lavish illustrations. Articles: Portugal and the World in the Age of Dom Joao V / A. J. R. Russell-Wood -- Dom..... More
Zwolle: Waanders, 1995. Softbound. Glossy color wraps, 56pp, Prolific color illustrations. Book published on the occasion of the exhibition "The Age of Ugliness: Showpieces of Dutch Decorative Art 1835-1895" at the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Contains numerous color illustrations relating to the exhibition. More
New York: Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, 1993. Softbound. Black wraps with color illustration and gold lettering, decorative end pages, 252 pp. Color and bw plates. Catalogue from the exhibition held Oct. 13, 1993 to Jan. 30, 1994. With sections on the cultural landscape of Berlin..... More
Ostfildern: Thorbecke, 2003. Hardcover. All have illustrated board covers; no slipcase. Vol 1: 1-464 pp; Vol 2.1: 1-714 pp; Vol 2.2: 715-1467 pp; numerous illustrations, maps. 2 volumes in 3. The catalogue of the national exhibition of the same name in Bad Schussenried. Translated: Old monasteries - new gentlemen. More
London: The Fine Art Society, Ltd., 1981. Softcover. White card covers with bw illustration and red lettering. Bw decorative end papers. 61 pp. with 62 bw illustrations. Catalogue from the exhibition at Haslam & Whiteway, New Bond Street, from May 5-29, 1981. Works by both Pugins, Owen Jones, Seddon, Webb..... More
New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2008. Hardbound. Bronze cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. Color illustrated DJ with green spine, white lettering. xvi; 412 pp, profuse color and BW illustrations. Exhibition catalog; from the publisher--This beautiful catalogue provides a comprehensive history of pietre dure, a virtuoso form of..... More
Genoa, Italy: Fiera del Mare, 1982. Softcover. BW pictorial wraps; 117 pp.; Profusely illustrated in bw. Text in Italian; Accompanied an exhibition of artworks of the "fraveghi," including furniture, metalwork, jewelry, tools, and more. More
Vienna: A. Schroll, 1922. Softcover. Plain tan wraps, XXVIII, 347 pp, 4 unnumbered leaves plates, illustrations in bw and color. Text is in German. Exhibition of glasses from classicism, the Empire and Biedermeier periods: descriptive catalog : Austrian Museum of Art and Industry. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. More
Bordeaux: Musee des Arts Decoratifs de Bordeaux, 2004. Hardcover. White and color-illustrated boards with blue and gold lettering. 119 pp. Color illustrations. Catalogue of an exhibition from November 5 to February 7, 2004. Text in French. More
Stockholm: Nationalmuseum Stockholm, 1987. Softcover. Color illus. wraps; 109 pp.; Profusely illustrated in bw. Text in Swedish. Accompanied an exhibition devoted to British design, held at the Nationalmuseum Stockholm. Includes furniture, housewares, commercial products, packaging, and more. 208 items listed. Extensive text. More
Stockholm: Nationalmuseum, 1987. Softcover. White card wraps with red/violet design and black spine lettering. 109 pp. Numerous bw plates. Text in Swedish but with a foreword in English by the British Ambassador. British industrial design - autos, flatware, seating, textiles and more, with a history (including the Crystal Palace) and..... More
Madrid: Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza / Bulgari, 2016. Hardcover. Glossy black and BW boards with matching dust jacket, 245, xvii pp., many color and BW illus. Text is in Spanish and English. Issued in conjunction with a 2016-2017 exhibition featuring jewelry and other decorative works by Bulgari. The narrative traces the history..... More
London: Harrison and Sons, St. Martin's Lane, 1869. Hardcover. 3/4 leather, marbled paper-covered boards with marbled endpapers. T.e.g., [4], xx, [4], [1]- 642 pp., profusely illustrated including 2 color chromolithographs, several color folding reproductions, at least one bw engraved lithograph and hundreds of wood engravings. A massive single volume edition..... More
Washington, DC: American Federation of Arts, 1929. First Printing. Softcover. Blue paper wraps with black lettering. Unpaginated. [140] with several bw illus. Catalogue from the exhibition of glass and rugs, mounted in 9 different US locations between November 1929 and December 1930: The Met, NY; MFA, Boston; Pennsylvania Museum, Philadelphia;..... More
Rome, Italy: Galleria Lukacs & Donath, 2009. Softcover. glossy silver wraps w/ white illustration & printing. 103 pgs w/ 21 color plates. Text In Italian. Wonderfully detailed illustrations. Illustrates and describes 20 pieces. More
Detroit: Detroit Institute of Arts, 2016. Paperback. Glossy, color-illus. wraps with gold lettering on cinnabar spine. French flaps. 142 pp. full of color images. Catalogue from the exhibition held November 2016 to March 2017. With essays by Yao-Fen You, Mimi Hellman, and Hope Saska. A beautiful catalogue and very informative..... More
Stockholm: Nationalmuseum, 1983. Softcover. Yellow-and-blue wraps; 55 pp.; Profusely illustrated with bw photos and figures. Text in English; Accompanied a traveling exhibition assembled by the Nationalmuseum and Svensk Form / the Swedish Society of Crafts and Design; Includes works in glass, textiles, furniture and other forms by Kennet Williamsson, Asa..... More
Milano: la Rinascente, 1963. Softcover. Charcoal paper boards with white lettering. Charcoal paper slip case. Unpaginated but with 70 pp. full of bw images. Color frontis piece. Dual text in Italian/English. Extensive text and all sorts of design images (design fairs, Design Magazine, etc.) related to the winner of the..... More
New York, N.Y: Cooper Hewitt Museum, 1988. Softcover. White illustrated wraps. 249 pp. Profuse bw and color plates. In-depth survey of the William and Mary style in the Netherlands, England and the United States. Features decorative glass, parquetry, furnishings, engravings, and busts and paintings. More
Brighton, England: Gallery and Museum, 1970. Paperback. Illustrated paper wraps with grey lettering; Ex-Library copy with accompanying stickers on the cover and inside cover; 53 pp; 4 unnumbered plates. This ex-library copy is an interesting catalog of an exhibition held in Brighton, England. More
Weil am Rhein, Germany: Vitra Design Museum, 2010. Softcover. White illustrated wraps, French flaps,132 pp. Color and bw plates. Dual text in English and German. Issued in conjunction with an exhibition exploring reduction in design. Introductory essays and a catalogue of over 160 items, illustrated and accompanied by descriptions. More
Wien: Annoncenexpedition E. Braun, 1928. Softcover. Printed colored wraps and glued square binding. 33 pp, 22 pages of bw illustrations, 10 pp. ads at rear. There are 35 sheets between the covers, unnumbered, with photographic sheets intermingled systematically with text sheets. Extremely rare catalogue, 3 copies located worldwide in libraries..... More