Western Decorative Arts, Part I

Rudolf Distelberger, Alison Luchs, Philippe Verdier, Timothy H. Wilson, Daphne S. Barbour (Contribution by), Shelley G. Sturman (Contribution by), Pamela B. Vandiver (Contribution by)

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Author
Rudolf Distelberger, Alison Luchs, Philippe Verdier, Timothy H. Wilson, Daphne S. Barbour (Contribution by), Shelley G. Sturman (Contribution by), Pamela B. Vandiver (Contribution by)
Publish Date
1993-01-21
Subtitle
Medieval, Renaissance, and Historicizing Styles Including Metalwork, Enamels, and Ceramics
Book Type
Hardcover
Number of Pages
336
Publisher Name
Princeton University Press
ISBN-10
0521470684
ISBN-13
9780521470681
citemno
141728
Edition
1
SKU
9780521470681

Description

The National Gallery's distinguished collection of decorative arts includes more than eighty works, such as Abbot Suger's jeweled sardonyx cup from the royal abbey of St. Denis, a Limoges reliquary, and a Mosan lion aquamanile. The extensive collection of Renaissance ceramics is primarily Italian maiolica but also represents rare Medici porcelain and "Saint-Porchaire" ware.