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American Silver in the Art Institute of Chicago

McGoey Elizabeth, Barquist David L., Barter Judith A., Harvey Medill Higgins, Kane Patricia E., Wagner Ann, Ward Gerald W. R., Waters Deborah Dependahl, Wees Beth Carver, Bach Deborah Schmidt

ISBN: HB: 9780300222364, Yale University Press, A+D Series, February 2017
224 pp., 30.5x24.1 cm, 151 black&white illus., 196 colour illus.

The history of American silver offers invaluable insights into the economic and cultural history of the nation itself. Published here for the first time, the Art Institute of Chicago's superb collection embodies innovation and beauty from the colonia...

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Classical Splendor Painted Furniture for a Grand Philadelphia House

Kirtley Alexandra, Olley Peggy A., Cohen Jeffrey A.

ISBN: HB: 9780300221718, Yale University Press, January 2017
160 pp., 25.4x28 cm, 170 colour illus., 22 black&white illus.

This handsome book explores in depth a group of stunning painted and gilded furniture designed by the architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe (1764-1820), best known for originating the plans for the United States Capitol. The furniture was made in Philadel...

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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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Journeys from Xanadu Asian Jewelry and Ritual Objects from the Barbara and David Kipper Collection

Ghose Madhuvanti, Casey Jane, Richter Anne, Krishnan Usha Bala, Qianbin Li, Zagitova Maria

ISBN: HB: 9780300214840, Yale University Press, A+D Series, July 2016
272 pp., 30.5x24.1 cm, 300 colour illus.

This book commemorates the remarkable gift of over 400 works from the collection of Barbara and David Kipper to the Art Institute of Chicago. These outstanding pieces of jewelry and ritual objects from across Asia offer a material record of vanishing...

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Wittgenstein Vitrine Modern Opulence in Vienna

Tucker Kevin W., Baas Fran

ISBN: HB: 9780300214574, Yale University Press, December 2015
88 pp., 28x17.8 cm, 90 colour illus., 15 black&white illus.

The Wittgenstein Vitrine, a monumental silver and gemstone-encrusted cabinet, is one of the most important and complex works produced by Austria's Wiener Werkstatte. Kevin W. Tucker weaves together a fascinating portrait of the vitrine, examining its...

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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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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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Arts & Crafts Stained Glass

Cormack Peter

ISBN: HB: 9780300209709, Yale University Press, August 2015
336 pp., 28.6x24.1 cm, 200 colour illus., 50 black&white illus.

Beautifully illustrated and based on more than three decades of research, "Arts & Crafts Stained Glass" is the first study of how the late-19th-century Arts and Crafts Movement transformed the aesthetics and production of stained glass in Britain and...

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British Silver State Hermitage Museum Catalogue

Lopato Marina

ISBN: HB: 9780300213201, Yale University Press, July 2015
400 pp., 30.5x25.4 cm, 750 colour illus., 150 black&white illus.

Despite its comparatively small size-just over 370 items, dating mainly from the 18th century-the collection of British silver in the Hermitage is renowned for its variety and quality. Over the course of the 18th and 19th centuries, the introduction...

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Four Centuries of Quilts The Colonial Williamsburg Collection

Baumgarten Linda, Ivey Kimberly Smith, Hurst Ronald

ISBN: HB: 9780300207361, Yale University Press, October 2014
368 pp., 26.7x22.9 cm, 325 colour images, 80 black&white illus.

Quilts are among the most utilitarian of art objects, yet the best among them possess a formal beauty that rivals anything made on canvas. This landmark book, drawn from the world-renowned collection of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, highlight...

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