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A History Of European Picture Frames
by Paul Mitchell
Available from Powells.com
$29.95
on 8-22-2010
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Features
ISBN Number: 9781858940366
With: Roberts, Lynn
Published by: Merrell Publishers
With: Roberts, Lynn
Written by: Mitchell, Paul
Location: London :
Filed Under: History, General
Filed Under: History
Filed Under: Beauty & Grooming, Fashion
Filed Under: Europe
Filed Under: Picture frames and framing
Filed Under: Picture frames and framing, Europe, History.
Filed Under: History : General
Edition Description: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Series Volume: 97-3
Date of Publication: January 1997
Cover Type: Hardcover
Written in: English
Illustrations: Yes
Number of Pages: 136
Book Size: 1115x915x88 197
This book is the culmination of over twenty years' work by Mitchell and Roberts, widely known frame historians and consultants. They have undertaken photographic surveys of frames in most major museums in Europe and North America, as well as in many historic houses and exhibitions. This analysis of frame styles and their inter-relationships over eight centuries is organised by nationality and period with fifty-six carefully constructed diagrams in the form of framemakers' pattern books, interspersed with thirty-eight plates of framed paintings. Components are drawn directly from photographs of 268 frames original or contemporary to their pictures. Book News Annotation: A scholarly survey documenting frame styles and their original
context over the past eight centuries. Material is organized by
nationality and period, with 56 diagrams in the form of framemakers'
pattern books interspersed with 38 plates of framed paintings.
Components are drawn directly from photographs of 268 frames original
or contemporary to their pictures. All illustrations are b&w.
Distributed by University of Washington Press. No index.
Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Synopsis: An indispensable guide to frames for professionals and collectors.
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