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The Scher collection of commemorative medals / edited by Stephen K. Scher with the assistance of Aimee Ng ; essays by Christopher Eimer [and 7 others] ; entries by Walter Cupperi [and 7 others] ; artist biographies by Emma Merkling, Stephen K. Scher, and Davide Stefanacci.
Fine Arts Library CJ5512.U62 S34 2019
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Scher, Janie Woo.
- Scher, Stephen K.
- Frick Collection.
- Portrait medallions.
- Medals.
- Art museums.
- Europe.
- Mexico.
- United States.
- Scher, Stephen K--Art collections--Catalogs.
- Scher, Janie Woo--Art collections--Catalogs.
- Frick Collection--Catalogs.
- Medals--Europe--Catalogs.
- Medals--United States--Catalogs.
- Medals--Mexico--Catalogs.
- Portrait medallions--Catalogs.
- Art--Private collections.
- Genre:
- Catalogs.
- Physical Description:
- 655 pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : The Frick Collection ; London : In association with D Giles Limited, [2019]
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Hunting the wild aftercast: confessions of a medal collector / by Stephen K. Scher
- Note to the reader / by Aimee Ng
- Italy. Art at its apex: the medals of Italy / by Ulrich Pfisterer
- Germany and Austria. A handy mirror for princes and citizens: the rise and dissemination of medals in Germany / by Martin Hirsch
- France. "Proof stones of history": the medal in France, 1400-1900 / by Mark Jones
- The Netherlands. Perspectives in metal: a history of medals of the Low Countries / by Jan Pelsdonk
- England. Illustrating an island nation: the medals of Britain / by Christopher Eimer
- Russia and Scandinavia. The tale of the elephant, the lion, the dragon and other extinct animals
- the early history of medallic art in Denmark, Sweden, and Russia / by Marie-Astrid Pelsdonk
- Switzerland, Mexico, and the United States
- Artist biographies
- Bibliography
- Index
- Photographic credits.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 568-630) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781907804878
- 1907804870
- OCLC:
- 1019839852
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