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Form and decoration : innovation in the decorative arts 1470-1870 / Peter Thornton
by Thornton, Peter (1925- )
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 029783228X
- ISBN 13
- 9780297832287
- Seller
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Galway, Ireland
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About This Item
London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1998. First Edition. Hardback. Fine cloth copy in a very good, slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 216 pages; Physical description: 216p. : ill. (some col. ) ; 28 cm. Summary: A ground-breaking book on four centuries of European design, by an acknoledged expert in the field. Contents: Florence and Venice 1470-1510; Rome 1510-1580; Venice 1510-1600; Paris 1530-1580; Antwerp 1530-1620; Augsburg and Murnsberg 1510-1660; Rome and Bologna 1580-1660; Paris and Versailles 1610-1660; Amsterdam 1610-1670; Rome 1660-1720; Paris 1660-1720; The Hague, London and the chief German cities 1670-1730; Paris and the German courts 1720-1760; Rome and Paris 1750-1820; London, Dublin and Philadelphia 1730-1820; Europe 1820-1870. Subjects: Interior decoration - Europe - History.
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- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 212129
- Title
- Form and decoration : innovation in the decorative arts 1470-1870 / Peter Thornton
- Author
- Thornton, Peter (1925- )
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 029783228X
- ISBN 13
- 9780297832287
- Publisher
- London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1998
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- First Edition
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