Vasemania - Form and Ornament in Neoclassical Europe by walker - 2004

New Haven: Yale University Press, 2004. Hardcover. New. Black cloth boards with white stamped spine lettering. Glossy black and illustrated dust jacket with white lettering. xi, 194 pp. Mainly color illustrations. Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Bard Graduate Center, New York, July 22-Oct. 17, 2004. Contents as follows: Collecting neoclassical decorative art at The metropolitan museum of art / Heather Jane McCormick -- The metamorphosis of the neoclassical vase / Hans Ottomeyer -- The Hamilton collection and its influence -- The vase as a template for artists and early neoclassicism -- Tradition and innovation at the royal manufactories -- Technical discoveries and the commercial marketing of the vase -- Neoclassicism and the new aesthetic in silver -- The vase as ornament in furniture and furnishings -- The vase as a design element in interiors -- Symbol to satire: the vase as icon. When the ancient sites of Herculaneum and Pompeii were excavated in the eighteenth century, the objects found… Read More

Bard Center, 2004-07-10. Hardcover. Like New. Clean, unmarked pages. Good binding and cover. Hardcover and dust jacket. Minor shelf wear. This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.

Bard Center, 2004-07-10. Hardcover. Good.

Bard Graduate Center. Used - Very Good. 2004. Hardcover. 4to. Cloth, d.j. Some shelf-wear. Else clean copy. Very Good. (Subject: Decorative Arts).

Bard Graduate Center. hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!