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Micromosaics : masterpieces from the Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Collection / Heike Zech.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Zech, Heike Juliane, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Gilbert, Arthur, 1913-2001--Art collections--Catalogs.
- Gilbert, Arthur.
- Gilbert, Rosalinde--Art collections--Catalogs.
- Gilbert, Rosalinde.
- Gilbert, Arthur, 1913-2001.
- Victoria and Albert Museum--Catalogs.
- Victoria and Albert Museum.
- Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Collection--Catalogs.
- Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Collection.
- Miniature mosaics--Private collections--England--London--Catalogs.
- Miniature mosaics.
- Miniature mosaics--Italy--Rome--History.
- History.
- Private collections.
- Art museums.
- Italy--Rome.
- England.
- England--London.
- Genre:
- Catalogs.
- Physical Description:
- 143 pages : color illustrations ; 18 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London : V&A Publishing, 2018.
- Summary:
- Expertly crafted from thousands of tiny and intricately arranged pieces, micromosaics appear at first glance to be miniature paintings. Closer inspection reveals the extraordinary skill of the virtuoso makers, who were able to create exquisite images brimming with drama and atmosphere. Focusing on 30 highlights from the V&A's superlative Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Collection, which includes some of the finest examples of micromosaics made, this new book explores the technical aspects of micromosaic construction, its roots in antiquity, their incredible popularity in the last quarter of the eighteenth century, and their evolution through the nineteenth century until the technique virtually vanished in the early 1900s.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (page 138) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781851779703
- 1851779701
- OCLC:
- 1081304090
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