FRENCH ARCHITECTURAL AND ORNAMENT DRAWINGS OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY by Mary L. MYERS - 1991

New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art; Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, 1991. 224 pages, illustrations (some colour); 28 cm. Published to accompany the exhibition "French architectural and ornament drawings of the eighteenth century" held at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, December 10 1991 to March 15 1992. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light edgewear to wraps. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. Works displayed are from the holdings of the Department of Prints and Photographs, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. "For insight into daily life in France in the eighteenth century, architectural and ornament drawings provide compelling visual documentation. This catalogue of eighteenth-century French drawings selected from The Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection testifies to the peerless efforts on the part of artists and craftsmen of France's Age of Enlightenment to invest utilitarian objects with refinement and beauty.… Read More

New York, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art / Harry N. Abrams, Inc, 1991. Softcover. VG. Blue and illus. wraps; 224 pp.; 16 color plates, 100+ bw figures. Accompanied a 1992 exhibition of these architectural and ornamental drawings. The annotated and illustrated catalogue presents 125 specific pieces. "These compositions allow us to analyze the working methods of eighteenth-century French artists and craftsmen." (back cover).

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Metropolitan Museum of Art New Y, 1991-01. Hardcover. New. Weekday Orders Sent from the UK SAME DAY; NEW Paperback