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Glass Paperweights in the Art Institute of Chicago by Casper, Geraldine J
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- Bookseller: Nan's Book Shop
 (US)
- Bookseller Inventory #: 002843
- Format/binding: Soft Cover
- Book condition: New
- Jacket condition: No Jacket
- Quantity available: 1
- Illustrator: Photographs
- Edition: Unknown
- Binding: Paperback
- ISBN 10: 0865590915
- ISBN 13: 9780865590915
- Publisher: Art Inst of Chicago Museum Shop
- Place: Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
- Date published: 1991
- Keywords: ART DECORATIVE EXHIBITIONS INSTITUTE CHICAGO PAPERWEIGHTS
- Subjects:
Literal;
ART / Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions;
Book Description
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.: Art Inst of Chicago Museum Shop, 1991. Unknown. Soft Cover. New/No Jacket. Photographs. This beautiful book contains full-color photographs of the paperweight collection at the Art Institute of Chicago. They are grouped as: The Classic Period, which includes the earliest paperweights; Thousand Flowers, which includes silhouettes along with swirls, crowns and marbries; Nature Magnified, including flora and fauna; Uncommon Inventions, including pedestals, overlays, specialties and oddities; To Remember, which includes cameos and pinchbecks; and a section on Collecting. Also included is a brief biography of Arthur Rubloff, a catalogue, glossary and select bibliography. 119 pages, the photography is excellent, and a history or description of each paperweight is given. This is a lovely book for anyone interested in the art of paperweights, past and present. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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