The Lamps of Louis Comfort Tiffany: New, smaller format
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| Rating | : | 4.75 (564 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0865652961 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-08-06 |
| Language | : | English |
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Martin Eidelberg is Professor Emeritus, Art History, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, and has written extensively on Tiffany.Alice Cooney Frelinghuysen is Curator of Decorative Arts at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.Nancy A. McClelland and Lars Rachen are art consultants specializing in the decorative arts.
McClelland and Lars Rachen are art consultants specializing in the decorative arts.. About the AuthorMartin Eidelberg is Professor Emeritus, Art History, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, and has written extensively on Tiffany.Alice Cooney Frelinghuysen is Curator of Decorative Arts at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.Nancy A
"Good balance" according to N. Halberstadt. This edition strikes just the right balances on: size (small enough to hold, big enough for picture detail); photographs and text; detail and overview. Very pleased. Lynne E. said Scaled-Down, Affordable Edition of Beautiful Book on Tiffany Lamps. When The Lamps of Louis Comfort Tiffany was first published in "Scaled-Down, Affordable Edition of Beautiful Book on Tiffany Lamps" according to Lynne E.. When The Lamps of Louis Comfort Tiffany was first published in 2005, I very much wanted a copy, but balked at the publisher's $75 retail price. Imagine my delight when I learned that the publisher had reissued THE LAMPS OF LOUIS COMFORT TIFFANY in this smaller-format hardcover edition at a much more affordable $Scaled-Down, Affordable Edition of Beautiful Book on Tiffany Lamps When The Lamps of Louis Comfort Tiffany was first published in 2005, I very much wanted a copy, but balked at the publisher's $75 retail price. Imagine my delight when I learned that the publisher had reissued THE LAMPS OF LOUIS COMFORT TIFFANY in this smaller-format hardcover edition at a much more affordable $35 retail price! (Both editions are availa. 5 retail price! (Both editions are availa. 005, I very much wanted a copy, but balked at the publisher's $75 retail price. Imagine my delight when I learned that the publisher had reissued THE LAMPS OF LOUIS COMFORT TIFFANY in this smaller-format hardcover edition at a much more affordable $Scaled-Down, Affordable Edition of Beautiful Book on Tiffany Lamps When The Lamps of Louis Comfort Tiffany was first published in 2005, I very much wanted a copy, but balked at the publisher's $75 retail price. Imagine my delight when I learned that the publisher had reissued THE LAMPS OF LOUIS COMFORT TIFFANY in this smaller-format hardcover edition at a much more affordable $35 retail price! (Both editions are availa. 5 retail price! (Both editions are availa. An EXCELLENT book on Tiffany lamps! This book is a treasure! Excellent photographs and wonderful scholarship from Eidelberg. Perfect book for anyone who wants to know more about Tiffany's amazing lamps that are considered among the greatest works in the decorative arts of any century!
NOTE: This is a HARDCOVER BOOK and not a table lampLouis Comfort Tiffany (1848–1933) found inspiration in the gardens of Laurelton Hall, his vast country estate on Long Island’s North Shore. Definitely add this book to the shopping list, you won't be disappointed!” —Architect Design blog. The lamps--many are on view for the first time--are shown in full glory by gifted New York photographer Colin Cooke. There, Tiffany carefully drew and painted the flowering trees, vines, flowers, and fauna that were the chief ornaments of his prized glass lamps. The authors relate the chief decorative themes in Tiffany’s masterpieces to the work of other fin-de-siècle glassmakers and outline the making of Tiffany’s lamps, from freehand sketch to elegant finished f