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Antique tools and instruments : from the Nessi Collection / texts by Claudine Cartier ... [and others] ; photographs by Mauro Magliani.
Penn Museum Library TJ1195 .A57 2004
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Nessi, Luigi--Scientific apparatus collections--Catalogs.
- Nessi, Luigi.
- Scientific apparatus and instruments--Private collections--Catalogs.
- Scientific apparatus and instruments.
- Tools--Private collections--Catalogs.
- Tools.
- Private collections.
- Scientific apparatus and instruments--Private collections.
- Genre:
- Catalogs.
- Physical Description:
- 363 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 31 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Milan : 5 Continents, 2004.
- Summary:
- Utensils, tools, and instruments manufactured from the Renaissance through the mid-19th century are featured in this lavish collection of photographs and writings that highlight the artistry of objects used in the sciences, crafts, trades, and home. Cultural commentary offers a contextualization of the objects with a focus on such issues as the relationship between the object and the way it is portrayed in paintings, engravings, and illustrations; how the functional purpose guided the choice of materials and the addition of symbolic decoration; and how certain objects reflect a shift from artisan-based craft to industrial production. Astrolabes, surgical instruments, sundials, and implements for smoking are among the objects exhibited in this rarely displayed private collection.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 8874391242
- OCLC:
- 56656101
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