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American Glass The Collections at Yale

Gordon John Stuart

ISBN: HB: 9780300226690, Yale University Press, September 2018
320 pp., 26x22.9 cm, 190 colour illus.

Glass can be decorative or utilitarian, and its forms often reflect technological innovations and social change. Drawing on an insightful selection from the Yale University Art Gallery and other collections at Yale, "American Glass" illuminates the v...

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Art of Iron Objects from the Musee Le Secq des Tournelles, Rouen, Normandy

Morris Kathleen M., Bosc Alexandra, Cathelineau Anne-Charlotte

ISBN: PB: 9780300237047, Yale University Press, August 2018
112 pp., 26.7x21.6 cm, 65 colour illus.

For centuries, wrought iron was worked with care and craft into objects as diverse as shop signs, balcony railings, and dog collars. This handsome volume brings together thirty-six unique pieces of wrought iron from the celebrated collection of the M...

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Claggett Newport's Illustrious Clockmakers

Fennimore Donald L., Hohmann Frank L., Carr Dennis

ISBN: HB: 9780300233797, Yale University Press, July 2018
272 pp., 30.5x24.1 cm, 321 colour and black&white illus.

In the 18th century, Newport, Rhode Island, was home to some of the most skillful craftsmen in colonial North America. Among them were the clockmakers William Claggett (1694-1748), James Wady (d. 1759), and Thomas Claggett (1730-1797) – individuals w...

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Design

Georg Jensen Scandinavian Design for Living

Fisher Alison, Taft Maggie, Thulstrup Thomas C.

ISBN: HB: 9780300232998, Yale University Press, July 2018
224 pp., 26.7x24.1 cm, 200 colour illus.

In 1904 Danish silversmith Georg Jensen (1866-1935) founded one of the world's most celebrated design companies. Famous for its signature silver tableware that combines gleaming sculptural forms with lush ornament, Jensen's eponymous firm has stood a...

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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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Diamonds An Early History of the King of Gems

Ogden Jack

ISBN: HB: 9780300215663, Yale University Press, April 2018
408 pp., 23.8x17.1 cm, 142 colour illus., 10 black&white illus.

This richly illustrated history of diamonds illuminates myriad facets of the "king of gems", including a cast of larger-than-life characters such as Alexander the Great, the Mughal emperor Jahangir, and East India Company adventurers. It's an in-dept...

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History of Art

Mirroring China's Past Emperors, Scholars, and Their Bronzes

Wang Tao

ISBN: HB: 9780300228632, Yale University Press, March 2018
264 pp., 30.5x24.1 cm, 305 colour illus., 85 black&white illus.

In ancient China (2000-221 b.c.) elaborate bronze vessels were used for rituals involving cooking, drinking, and serving food. This fascinating book not only examines the cultural practices surrounding these objects in their original context, but it...

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Napoleon The Imperial Household

Cordier Sylvain

ISBN: HB: 9780300233469, Yale University Press, February 2018
352 pp., 31.1x24.1 cm, 380 colour and black&white illus.

The dazzling splendors of the court of Napoleon I (1769-1821) reflected the grandeur and ambitions of the greatest empire of the day. This luxurious volume re-creates the ambiance and captures the spirit that prevailed in the French court during the...

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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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Things of Beauty Growing British Studio Pottery

Adamson Glenn, Droth Martina, Olding Simon

ISBN: HB: 9780300227468, Yale University Press, September 2017
472 pp., 27.9x22.9 cm, 316 colour illus.

For nearly a century British potters have invigorated traditional ceramic forms by developing or reinventing techniques, materials, and means of display. "Things of Beauty Growing" explores major typologies of the vessel – such as bowl, vase, and cha...

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