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Portrait miniatures in enamel : the Gilbert Collection / Sarah Coffin and Bodo Hofstetter.
Fine Arts Library ND1335.6.G55 C64 2000
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Coffin, Sarah.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Portrait miniatures--Catalogs.
- Portrait miniatures.
- Painted enamel--Catalogs.
- Painted enamel.
- Gilbert, Arthur, 1913-2001--Art collections--Catalogs.
- Gilbert, Arthur.
- Gilbert, Arthur, 1913-2001.
- Art museums.
- Genre:
- Catalogs.
- Physical Description:
- 168 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
- Other Title:
- Gilbert Collection
- Place of Publication:
- London : Philip Wilson in association with the Gilbert Collection ; Wappingers' Falls, N.Y. : Distributed in the USA and Canada by Antique Collectors' Club Limited, [2000]
- Summary:
- This area of the Gilbert Collection encompasses an extraordinary quality and scope: from 17th century portrait miniatures by German, French and Swiss enamelists to late 19th century examples by Henry Bone and other English artists.
- This scholarly book contains comprehensive information on the art of enamels in Europe and England. In addition, it examines the techniques and tools of enamelists and presents an overview of artists, patrons and sitters represented in this fine collection.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-161) and index.
- ISBN:
- 085667513X
- OCLC:
- 45195352
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