Symbols of power : Napoleon and the art of the Empire style, 1800-1815 / by Odile Nouvel-Kammerer ;...
Symbols of power : Napoleon and the art of the Empire style, 1800-1815 / by Odile Nouvel-Kammerer ;...
Symbols of power : Napoleon and the art of the Empire style, 1800-1815 / by Odile Nouvel-Kammerer ; essays by Anne Dion-Tenenbaum ... [et al.] ; entries by Sabrina Abron ... [et al.].
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Publisher
New York : Abrams, 2007.
Date
2007.
Call Numbers
NQ745.0944/3
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
351 p. : col. ill. ; 31 cm.
Contents
Order and desire / Marie Jose Mondzain -- Discoruse on ornament under the empire / Odile Nouvel-Kammerer -- On the antique models of the empire style / Daniela Callo -- The creation of Napoleonic symbolism and its spread throughout the decorative arts in the imperial era / Jean-Pierre Samoyault -- P...
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Publisher
New York : Abrams, 2007.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2007.
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Access Conditions
State Reference Library copy: To be issued in Supervised Use Area.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"This book, which accompanies a traveling exhibition organized by the American Federation of Arts and Les Arts Decoratifs in Paris, is a comprehensive compendium of the Empire style in all its glory. Lavishly illustrated with photographs, many taken expressly for this book, it will be a landmark in the library of the history of the decorative arts...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Symbols of power : Napoleon and the art of the Empire style, 1800-1815 / by Odile Nouvel-Kammerer ; essays by Anne Dion-Tenenbaum ... [et al.] ; entries by Sabrina Abron ... [et al.].
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Notes
General note
Catalog of an exhibition at the St. Louis Art Museum, June 16-Sept. 16, 2007; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Oct. 21, 2007-Jan. 27, 2008; and the Musée des arts décoratifs, Paris, Apr. 2-Oct. 5, 2008.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Other version (online)
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Call Numbers
NQ745.0944/3
Record Identifier
74VKzDpJGjkA
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKzDpJGjkA
Other Identifiers
ISBN
9780810992955 :
0810992957 :
DDC
745.0944074
MMS ID
991023337619702626
