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European Furniture in The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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May 08, 2006
292 p., 9 x 12
115 b/w + 134 color illus.
ISBN: 9780300104844
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Hardcover with CDROM: $85.00 sc
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- Art and Architecture
- Series Information
- Metropolitan Museum of Art Series
Published in association with The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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European Furniture in The Metropolitan Museum of ArtHighlights of the Collection
- Daniëlle O. Kisluk-Grosheide, Wolfram Koeppe, and William Rieder; Photography by Joseph Coscia, Jr.
"The first comprehensive volume cataloguing [the Met's] holdings of European furniture. . . . Includes extensive information about such manufacturing details as veneering, joining, gilding, inlaying, etc. Beautifully illustrated."—Art Times "This beautifully produced volume is the first to survey the Metropolitan Museum's world-renowned collection of European furniture. One hundred and three superb examples from the museum's vast holdings are featured."—Antiques & Auction News "[An] impressive catalog. . . . The level of photographic quality is outstanding in the presentation of the mostly color images of the furniture. . . . Recommended."—Library Journal "In addition to the many fine black-and-white and color plates in the text, the accompanying CD-ROM contains 358 additional color images and captions."—Reference and Research Book News “This lavishly illustrated book is the first survey of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s collection of European furniture, comprising works from the Renaissance to the late nineteenth century.” - Burlington
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