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Collecting Inspiration Edward C. Moore at Tiffany & Co.

Harvey Medill Higgins

ISBN: HB: 9781588396907, Yale University Press, Metropolitan Museum of Art, July 2021
320 pp., 27.9x22.8 cm, 275 colour illus.

Edward C. Moore (1827-1891) was the creative leader who brought unparalleled originality and success to Tiffany & Co. during the late 19th century. A silversmith, designer, and prodigious collector, Moore sought out exceptional objects from around th...

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Last Knight The Art, Armor, and Ambition of Maximilian I

Terjanian Pierre

ISBN: HB: 9781588396747, Yale University Press, Metropolitan Museum of Art, October 2019
304 pp., 27.9x23.5 cm, 266 colour illus.

Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I (1459-1519) crafted a public persona and personal mythology that earned him the romantic sobriquet the "Last Knight" and that perpetuates his legend to this day. In his lifelong quest to establish himself as Europe's n...

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Jewelry The Body Transformed

Holcomb Melanie, Benzel Kim, Lee Soyoung, Craig Patch Diana, Pillsbury Joanne

ISBN: HB: 9781588396501, Yale University Press, Metropolitan Museum of Art, November 2018
272 pp., 25.4x22.9 cm, 300 colour illus.

As an art form, jewelry is defined primarily through its connection to and interaction with the body – extending it, amplifying it, accentuating it, distorting it, concealing it, or transforming it. But how is the meaning of jewelry bound to the body...

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American Art Pottery The Robert A. Ellison Jr. Collection

Frelinghuysen Alice Cooney, Eidelberg Martin, Spinozzi Adrienne

ISBN: HB: 9781588395962, Yale University Press, Metropolitan Museum of Art, October 2018
384 pp., 27.9x24.1 cm, 420 colour illus.

During the height of the Arts and Crafts era in Europe and the United States, from the late 1800s until World War I, American ceramics were transformed from industrially produced ornamental and table wares to aesthetically and technologically innovat...

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European Porcelain In The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Munger Jeffrey, Sullivan Elizabeth

ISBN: HB: 9781588396433, Yale University Press, Metropolitan Museum of Art, May 2018
312 pp., 30.5x21.6 cm, 321 colour illus.

The quest to discover the process of making porcelain was one of the defining aspects of post-Renaissance Europe, and it had significant artistic, technical, and commercial ramifications. This beautifully illustrated book showcases ninety works, span...

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Silver Caesars A Renaissance Mystery

Alcorn Ellenor, Bimbenet-Privat Michele, Beard Mary, Koeppe Wolfram, Salomon Xavier F., Schroder Timothy B., Walker Stefanie, Siemon Julia

ISBN: PB: 9781588396396, Yale University Press, Metropolitan Museum of Art, February 2018
304 pp., 25.4x20.3 cm, 250 colour illus.

The twelve silver-gilt cups known as the Aldobrandini Tazze – magnificent examples of 16th-century European goldsmithing in size, design, and quality of execution – feature figures and scenes from Roman historian Suetonius's classic work "The Twelve...

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Maiolica Italian Renaissance Ceramics in the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Wilson Timothy, Syson Luke

ISBN: HB: 9781588395610, Yale University Press, Metropolitan Museum of Art, September 2016
392 pp., 30.5x21.6 cm, 365 colour illus.

The brightly colored tin-enameled earthenware called maiolica was among the major accomplishments of decorative arts in 16th-century Italy. This in-depth look at the history of maiolica, told through 140 exemplary pieces from the world-class collecti...

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European Clocks and Watches In the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Vincent Clare, Leopold J. H., Sullivan Elizabeth

ISBN: HB: 9781588395795, Yale University Press, Metropolitan Museum of Art, November 2015
256 pp., 30.5x21.6 cm, 200 colour illus.

Among the world's great technological and imaginative achievements is the invention and development of the timepiece. Examining for the first time the Metropolitan Museum's unparalleled collection of European clocks and watches created from the early...

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Decorative Arts

How to Read Chinese Ceramics

Leidy Denise Patry

ISBN: PB: 9781588395719, Yale University Press, Metropolitan Museum of Art, September 2015
144 pp., 26.7x20.7 cm, 180 colour illus.

Chinese ceramics are among the most significant and widely collected decorative arts produced anywhere in the world, with a history that spans millennia. Despite the saturation of Chinese ceramics in global culture – in English, the word "china" has...

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How to Read Islamic Carpets

Denny Walter B.

ISBN: PB: 9780300208092, Yale University Press, Metropolitan Museum of Art, October 2014
176 pp., 26.7x20.3 cm, 175 colour illus.

Carpets made in the "Rug Belt" – an area that includes Morocco, North Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia, and northern India – have been a source of fascination and collecting since the 13th century. This engaging and accessible book explores the...

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