Search Results: Decorative arts from Leopolis Volodymyr Dmyterko

Faber & Faber, 1962 4to (25.5 cm), front., 177 pp, 104 plates. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket (dj little rubbed at extremities, few pencil marks in the text). "This is an account of the bronzes of Ancient China from the earliest time to the Han Dynasty, and especially of the ritual bronze vessels which are the most important examples of the earliest phases of Chinese art. The introduction discusses the stylistic development and the dating of the bronzes, and gives a brief account of recent scholarship on this subject and of discoveries in China since 1950. The illustrations, of which there are more than 150, show a number of pieces recently excavated, but the majority of the material comes from private and public collections in Great Britain." (from the publisher's description)

Manor House Press, 1978 4to (28.5 cm), 116 pp. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket (minor shelf-wear, common inscription on the front free end-paper.

Philip Wilson Publishers Ltd, 2001 4to (27.5 cm), 160 pp. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket. "The book is based on the remarkable collection formed over the last forty five years by Bill Brown, one that is particularly strong in the early periods not often represented in museum collections. The book is divided into two parts: Part I contains chapters on the evolution of cutlery design; the ownership of cutlery; the use of cutlery at table, and the etiquette of dining. Part II illustrates the development of eating implements across five millenia. Introductory texts to each chronological period cover advances in design and usage and the influences from Europe. Descriptive captions accompany the illustrations of over six hundred pieces, especially photographed for the book." (from the publisher's description)

The Hallamshire Press, 1999 4to (26 cm), 320 pp. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket. "This work, which concentrates more on the earlier periods but takes us through to the discovery of stainless steel, has been approached from the collector's and museum researcher's point of view, concentrating on design and its role in the evolution of eating cutlery." (from the publisher's description)

Faber & Faber, 1971 4to (25.5 cm), front., XV, 206 pp, 177 plates. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket (dj frayed at extremities). An exhaustive survey of the Derby china factory, the product of assiduous research into large corpus of documents. Many substantial extracts from these documents are reproduced together with the numerous Derby marks and a definitive list of figures attributed to Andrew Planché. Included biography of the factory's artists.

Scolar Press, 1990 8vo (23.5 cm), VIII, 187 pp. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket. Essential biographical details of twentieth-century studio potters from Bernard Leach to the present day, not just British by birth but who have also made their home in Britain.

John Adamson, 2004 4to (26 cm), 128 pp. Laminated wrappers. Inscribed by the author on the title. "The craftsmanship of silver made in East Anglia have long been celebrated by scholars and collectors. This book describes in depth a wealth of important silver articles made in the region which are now to be found in museums and private collections in Britain, America and Australia, as well as in churches in Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex. Many of the objects featured have never been published before, including a beaker in the Royal Collection by Elizabeth Haslewood, Norwich's only woman silversmith of the Stuart period, and a magnificent Charles II tankard from the Gregory Peck collection. The essays, the results of new research on many aspects of the economic and social history of the region, set the silver in its historical context. They present a perspective on everyday life for many East Anglians during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries." (from the publisher's description)

Tokyo: Kodansha America, Inc, 1979 Folio (40 cm), 324 pp . Publisher's cloth, in cloth case and in original cardboard box. Beautifully published selection of English and Dutch Ceramics' masterpieces from important collections.

Colonial Williamsburg Fdn., 1976 4to (28.5 cm), VIII, 256 pp. Printed wrappers. The Williamsburg collection of English silver includes both exceedingly rare and every day examples. Examples illustrated and described are primarily from the 17th and 18th centuries and marks are photographed, making the book particularly useful. Descriptions are excellent and a comprehensive bibliography is included.

London: Thames and Hudson, 1963 4to (30.5 cm) XXXXII, 96 pp, 200 plates. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket (dj little rubbed at extremities). The sixth and the final volume of the Catalogue of the Irwin Untermyer Collection, one of the world's great private collections of the decorative arts, covers English silver. The graceful balance between beauty and utility for which the silversmiths of England have long been admired is here displayed in superb examples of their work extending over more than three centuries. The more than two hundred pieces in the collection are each described and illustrated, and together constitute a comprehensive survey of the most significant aspects of English craftsmanship in silver from the Renaissance to the Classical Revival." (from the publisher's description)

Sotheby's Publications, 1986 4to (30 cm), 312 pp. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket. A little-known part of the Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection is its fine holding of European silver. Each object is fully described and illustrated by one or more reproductions of high quality. Detailed information is also given as to technique and state of conservation, marks, and provenance.

New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1997 4to (28 cm) 192 pp. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket. From the blurb: The clothing designs of Gianni Versace combine "street" and high fashion, symbolizing post-pop culture and expanding the haute couture beyond the elitism of earlier eras. His collections of the 1980s and 1990s reflect the sexuality of the period. This book, published to accompany a commemorative exhibition at The Costume Institute of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, from 11th December 1997 to 22nd March 1998, provides a conceptual and historical background for Versace's achievements. Among the subjects discussed are his major themes and monuments, the inspiration of artists such as Andy Warhol and Alexander Calder, Versace's reinterpretation of the past, his incorporation of both traditional and innovative materials, the use of symbols and words on his clothes, and the opulent fantasy dress he created for the opera, theatre and dance. The illustrations in the… Read More

Yale University Press, 2004 4to (30 cm), 192 pp. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket (dj rubbed at extremities, couple of tears to dj's inner fold, binding and text fine). "As one of the most alluring yet elusive concepts in contemporary style, glamour is an ideal that permeates our visual culture. This lavishly illustrated book radically revises our understanding of glamour in fashion, industrial design, and architecture. The volume traces glamour's trajectory from its historical middle-class origins to its present-day connotations of affluence and elegance. Following a general introduction on the culture and consumption of glamour, three essays explore the concept as it has evolved in the fields of fashion, design, and architecture. Valerie Steele examines the construction of glamour from nineteenth-century fashion through the golden age of Hollywood and beyond, addressing the creations of Adrian, Christian Dior, Chanel, Gucci, and Versace, among others. Phil Patton discusses the… Read More

Hutchinson, 1975 8vo (24 cm), front., 256 pp. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket (minor shelf-wear). The first book which brings together in one volume careers and achievements of the important goldsmiths of the whole period from the Huguenot influx onward, in London and in the chief provincial centers.

London: Methuen and Co., 1907 4to (25.5 cm), front., XX, 292 pp., 11 plates. Publisher's cloth, gilt front cover and spine, top edge gilt, fore-edge untrimmed (binding little rubbed, light foxing and darkening of paper to few pages inside).

Tokyo: Kodansha America, Inc, 1979 Folio (40 cm), 308 pp. Publisher's cloth, in cloth case and in original cardboard box. Beautifully published selection of Greek and Roman Pottery masterpieces from important collections.

Ballantine Books, 1987 4to (30 cm), 256 pp. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket. "This beautifully illustrated guide to silver is as much for the reader with a broad interest in the decorative arts and their historical background as for the collector. Written by a team of experts, the book tells the story of the artistic evolution of silver from the earliest time to the present, in both Europe and North America." (from the publisher's description)

Sheffield: J. W. Northend, 1968 4to (30 cm), XIII, 539 pp. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket (dj little frayed at extremities). Reprint of the first edition, 1912. Contents: I.The invention; II. The earliest manufacturers of Sheffield plate; III. History of the trade; IV. Proceses, practices and inventions; V. Surviving methods, with illustrations of workshops, tools, and materials; VI. Innovations that revolutionized the old trade; VII. Locality of manufacture; VIII. Advice to collectors--designers; IX. On ascertaining dates of specimens; X. List of makers and their marks; XI. Other industries connected with Old Sheffield plate. The manufacture of silver; XII. The Britannia metal industry.

London: Thomas Heneage, 1996 8vo (30 cm), 432 pp. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket. Inscribed by the author on the half-title. "In 1685 Louis XIV revoked the Edict of Nantes, which had given religious freedom to the French protestants, or Huguenots. What had been a steady stream of refugees became a flood, creating a tremendous diaspora of talent across northern Europe. Many of the Huguenots were skilled artists, like silversmiths, and their influence on English silver of the period has long been recognized. In this book, Christopher Hartop re-assesses the Huguenot contribution to silver made in England and suggests that the Huguenots were just one - albeit the most significant - of several groups of foreign workers who were responsible for the great flowering of style and technique in English silver between 1680 and 1760. The book also examines the radical changes in the way in which people sat down to eat which took place during the early Georgian period, and how silversmiths responded to… Read More

Yale University Press, 2009 4to (29.5 cm), XIV, 256 pp. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket. "Matthew Boulton was an 18th-century designer, inventor, and industrialist, a consummate businessman, and co-founder of the influential Lunar Society. Now, on the bicentenary of his death, this book surveys his life and extraordinarily varied achievements. The book explains how Boulton, a Birmingham 'toy'-maker producing buttons, buckles, and silverware, went into business with James Watt and exported Boulton & Watt steam engines all over the world. Meanwhile his magnificent ormolu ornaments decorated aristocratic drawing rooms, and his determination to discourage counterfeiters led to a contract to manufacture British coinage and coins of other countries at his mint. Boulton was leader of the campaign to establish the Birmingham Assay Office (still the busiest in the country), and also at the heart of the Lunar Society, a group of prominent industrialists, natural philosophers, and… Read More