Between luxury and the everyday : decorative arts in eighteenth-century France
Author(s)
Bibliographic Information
Between luxury and the everyday : decorative arts in eighteenth-century France
Blackwell Publishing, 2005
Available at 2 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
"First published as volume 28, issue 2 of Art history, with the exception of Démoris' article which was first published in volume 28, issue 4."--T.p. verso
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This collection brings together studies on the French decorative arts in the eighteenth century, extending from bookbinding, typography and engraving to those related specifically to the domestic interior: porcelain, upholstery and furniture.
A collection of studies on the French decorative arts in the eighteenth century.
Covers an extensive range of subjects from bookbinding, typography and engraving to porcelain, upholstery and furniture.
Demonstrates how the advancement of knowledge in porcelain and loom technology resulted in new luxury goods to the glory of Absolutism.
Looks at how Revolution demanded that political change be reflected in the details of everyday life, such as dress and furniture.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction: Image-Object-Space (Katie Scott). 2. Decorating Knowledge: The Ornamental Book, the Philosophic Image and the Naked Truth (Mary Sheriff).
3. The Encyclopedie and the Idea of the Decorative Arts (Elisabeth Lavezzi).
4. The Marriage of Art and Commerce: Philippe de Lasalle's Success in Silk (Lesley Ellis Miller).
5. Regeneration Through the Everyday? Clothing, Architecture and Furniture in Revolutionary Paris (Leora Auslander).
6. Framing Ambition: The Interior Politics of Mme de Pompadour (Katie Scott).
7. Inside/Interiors: Chardin's Images of the Family (Rene Demoris).
Notes on Contributors.
Index.
by "Nielsen BookData"